VIR
Latin VIR “man”
VIRILE/VIRTUE/VIRTUOSO
VIRILE
adj. Masculine; manly
Root: VIR
VIRTUE
n. Right action; moral goodness
Root: VIR
VIRTUOSO
n. Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art
Root: VIR
DEM
Greek DEMOS “people”
DEMAGOGUE/DEMOGRAPHIC/PANDEMIC
DEMAGOGUE
n. A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power
Root: DEM
DEMOGRAPHIC
adj. Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender
Root: DEM
PANDEMIC
adj. Having an effect on a large area or region
Root: DEM
Syn: rampant
Ant: confined
POLIT
Greek POLIS “city”
COSMOPOLITAN/POLITICIZE/APOLITICAL
COSMOPOLITAN
adj. Worldly or sophisticated
Root: POLIT
Syn: cultured
Ant: unpolished
POLITICIZE
v. To give a political character to something.
Root: POLIT
APOLITICAL
adj. Having no interest in politics; not political
Root: POLIT
CIVIS
Latin CIVIS “citizen”
CIVILITY/CIVIC/CIVILIZE
CIVILITY
n. Politeness; courteousness
Root: CIVIS
Syn: decorum
Ant: rudeness
CIVIC
adj. Having to do with the business of a town or community
Root: CIVIS
CIVILIZE
v. To make more cultured or refined
Root: CIVIS
Syn: polish