Vocabulary Unit 14 Flashcards

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VIR

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Latin
Man
Virile, virtue, virtuoso

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Virile

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Adj.

masculine, manly

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Virtue

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Noun

Right action; moral goodness

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Virtuoso

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Noun

Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

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DEM

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Greek
People
Demagogue, demographic, pandemic

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Demagogue

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Noun

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

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Demographic

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Adj.

Having certain characteristics in common

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Pandemic

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Adj.
having an effect on a large region or area
Rampant
Confined

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POLIT

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Greek
City
Cosmopolitan, politicise, apolitical

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Cosmopolitan

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Adj.
worldly or sophisticated
Cultured
Unpolished

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Politicise

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Verb

To give political character to something

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Apolitical

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Adj.

having no interest in politics; not political

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CIVIS

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Latin
Citizen
Civility, civic, civilise

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Civility

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Noun
Politeness; courteousness
Decorum
Rudeness

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Civic

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Adj.

having to do with the business of a town or community

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Civilise

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Verb
To make more cultured or refined
Polish