Unit 14 Flashcards
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vir
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Latin
man
virile, virtue, virtuoso
2
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virile
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adjective masculine; manly vir Synonym: strong Antonym: feminine
3
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virtue
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noun right action; moral goodness vir Synonym: gift Antonym: evil deed
4
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virtuoso
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noun someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art vir Synonym: talented Antonym: unskilled
5
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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 dem Synonym: trusted Antonym: disagreed
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demographic
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adjective having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender dem Synonym: group Antonym: opposites
8
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pandemic
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adjective having an effect on a large area or region dem Synonym: rampant Antonym: confined
9
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polit
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Greek
city
cosmopolitan, politicize, apolitical
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cosmopolitan
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adjective worldly or sophisticated polit Synonym: cultured Antonym: unpolished
11
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politicize
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verb to give a political character to something polit Synonym: modify Antonym: unchanged
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apolitical
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adjective having no interest in politics; not political polit Synonym: nonpolitical Antonym: political
13
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civis
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Latin
citizen
civility, civic, civilize
14
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civility
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noun politeness; courteousness civis Synonym: decorum Antonym: rudeness
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civic
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Adjective Having to do with the business of a town or community civis Synonym: civil Antonym: rural
