Vocabulary Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
Man
Latin
virile, virtue, virtuoso
virile
Adjective
Masculine; manly
VIR
virtue
Noun
Right action; moral goodness
VIR
virtuoso
Noun
Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
VIR
DEM
People
Greek
demagogue, demographic, pandemic
demagogue
Noun
A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
DEM
demographic
Adjective
Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
DEM
pandemic
Adjective
Having an effect on a large area or region
DEM
S- rampant
A- confined
POLIT
City
Greek
cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical
cosmopolitan
Adjective
Worldly or sophisticated
POLIT
S- cultured
A- unpolished
politicize
Verb
To give a political character to something
POLIT
apolitical
Adjective
Having no interest in politics; not political
POLIT
CIVIS
Citizen
Latin
civility, civic, civilize
civility
Noun
Politeness; courteousness
CIVIS
S- decorum
A- rudeness
civic
Adjective
Having to do with the business of a town or community
CIVIS