Unit 14 Vocabulary

Question 1

vir (root)

Answer 1

Latin; “man”

Words: virile, virtue, virtuoso

Question 2

virile

Answer 2

adj. Masculine; manly

Question 3

virtue

Answer 3

n. Right action; moral goodness

Question 4

virtuoso

Answer 4

n. Someone extraordinary skilled in a particular art

Question 5

dem (root)

Answer 5

Greek; “people”

Words: demagogue, demographic, pandemic

Question 6

demagogue

Answer 6

n. A leader that appeals to peoples emotions to gain power

Question 7

demographic

Answer 7

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

Question 8

pandemic

Answer 8

adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Synonym: rampant
Antonym: confined

Question 9

polit (root)

Answer 9

Greek; “city”

Words: cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical

Question 10

cosmopolitan

Answer 10

adj. Worldly or sophisticated
Synonym: cultured
Antonym: unpolished

Question 11

politicize

Answer 11

v. To give political power to something

Question 12

apolitical

Answer 12

adj. Having no interest in politics; not political

Question 13

civis (root)

Answer 13

Latin; “citizen”

Words: civility, civic, civilize

Question 14

civility

Answer 14

n. Politeness; courteousness
Synonym: decorum
Antonym: rudeness

Question 15

civic

Answer 15

adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community

Question 16

civilize

Answer 16

v. To make more cultured or refined

Synonym: polish