Vocabulary Unit 14 Flashcards

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VIR

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Man

Latin

virile, virtue, virtuoso

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virile

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Adjective

Masculine; manly

VIR

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virtue

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Noun

Right action; moral goodness

VIR

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virtuoso

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Noun

Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

VIR

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DEM

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People

Greek

demagogue, demographic, pandemic

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demagogue

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Noun

A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power

DEM

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demographic

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Adjective

Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender

DEM

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pandemic

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Adjective

Having an effect on a large area or region

DEM

S- rampant
A- confined

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POLIT

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City

Greek

cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical

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cosmopolitan

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Adjective

Worldly or sophisticated

POLIT

S- cultured
A- unpolished

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politicize

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Verb

To give a political character to something

POLIT

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apolitical

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Adjective

Having no interest in politics; not political

POLIT

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CIVIS

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Citizen

Latin

civility, civic, civilize

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civility

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Noun

Politeness; courteousness

CIVIS

S- decorum
A- rudeness

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civic

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Adjective

Having to do with the business of a town or community

CIVIS

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civilize

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Verb

To make more cultured or refined

CIVIS

S- polish