Unit 13 And 14 Flashcards

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VIR

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“man”

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VIRILE

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adj.

Masculine; manly

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VIRTUE

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n.

Right action; moral goodness

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VIRTUOSO

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n.

Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

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5
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DEM

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“people”

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DEMAGOGUE

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n.

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, such as age, race, or gender

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PANDEMIC

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adj.
Having an effect on a large area or region
syn: rampant
ant: confined

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POLIT

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“city”

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COSMOPOLITAN

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adj.
Worldly or sophisticated
syn: cultured
ant: unpolished

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POLITICIZE

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v.

To give a 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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“citizen”

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CIVILITY

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n.
Politeness; courteousness
syn: decorum
ant: 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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CIVILIZE

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v.
To make more cultured or refined
syn: polish

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ERR

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“to wander”

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ABERRANT

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adj.
Deviating from a pattern or rule
syn: abnormal
ant: typical

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ERRONEOUS

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adj.
Wrong or inaccurate
syn: mistaken
ant: correct

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ERRANT

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adj.
Wandering or straying
syn: wayward
ant: on course

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GRAD/GRESS

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“to go forth, to proceed”

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DEGRADE

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v.
to lower in dignity or esteem; insult
syn: belittle
ant: honor

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CONGRESS

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n.

A coming together

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EGRESS

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n.

Act of going out; exit

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VEN/VENT
“to come”
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CONVENE
v. To call together, to assemble syn: gather      ant: adjourn
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COVENANT
n. A mutual or legal agreement syn: contract      ant: break off
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CIRCUMVENT
v. To avoid by going around; bypass syn: sidestep      ant: confront
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CUR/CURS
“to run”
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CURSORY
adj. Hasty and superficial syn: casual      ant: comprehensive
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PRECURSOR
n. That which comes before; forerunner syn: harbinger
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RECOURSE
n. Help for a problem; solution syn: resource
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INCURSION
n. An attack on another’s territory; a raid syn: invasion