Vocabulary Unit 14 Flashcards
VIR
Latin
Man
Virile, virtue, virtuoso
Virile
Adj.
masculine, manly
Virtue
Noun
Right action; moral goodness
Virtuoso
Noun
Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
DEM
Greek
People
Demagogue, demographic, pandemic
Demagogue
Noun
A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
Demographic
Adj.
Having certain characteristics in common
Pandemic
Adj.
having an effect on a large region or area
Rampant
Confined
POLIT
Greek
City
Cosmopolitan, politicise, apolitical
Cosmopolitan
Adj.
worldly or sophisticated
Cultured
Unpolished
Politicise
Verb
To give political character to something
Apolitical
Adj.
having no interest in politics; not political
CIVIS
Latin
Citizen
Civility, civic, civilise
Civility
Noun
Politeness; courteousness
Decorum
Rudeness
Civic
Adj.
having to do with the business of a town or community