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VIR

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Latin VIR “man”

VIRILE/VIRTUE/VIRTUOSO

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VIRILE

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adj. Masculine; manly

Root: VIR

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VIRTUE

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n. Right action; moral goodness

Root: VIR

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VIRTUOSO

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n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art

Root: VIR

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DEM

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Greek DEMOS “people”

DEMAGOGUE/DEMOGRAPHIC/PANDEMIC

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DEMAGOGUE

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

Root: DEM

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DEMOGRAPHIC

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

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PANDEMIC

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adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Root: DEM
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined

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POLIT

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Greek POLIS “city”

COSMOPOLITAN/POLITICIZE/APOLITICAL

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COSMOPOLITAN

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adj. Worldly or sophisticated
Root: POLIT
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished

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POLITICIZE

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v. To give a political character to something.

Root: POLIT

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APOLITICAL

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adj. Having no interest in politics; not political

Root: POLIT

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CIVIS

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Latin CIVIS “citizen”

CIVILITY/CIVIC/CIVILIZE

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CIVILITY

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n. Politeness; courteousness
Root: CIVIS
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

Root: CIVIS

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CIVILIZE

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v. To make more cultured or refined
Root: CIVIS
Syn: polish