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1
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VIR

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Man

2
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VIRILE

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Masculine; manly

3
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VIRTUE

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“Right action; moral goodness”

4
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VIRTUOSO

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“Someone extraordinarily skilled in a particular art”

5
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DEM

A

people

6
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DEMAGOGUE

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“A leader who appeals to people’s emotions to gain power”

7
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DEMOGRAPHIC

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“Having certain characteristics in common, such as age, race, or gender”

8
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PANDEMIC

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“Having an effect on a large area or region”

“syn: rampant ant: confined”

9
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POLIT

A

Greek POLIS “city”

10
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COSMOPOLITAN

A

Worldly or sophisticated

“syn: cultured ant: unpolished”

11
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POLITICIZE

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“To give a political character to something”

12
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APOLITICAL

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“Having no interest in politics; not political”

13
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CIVIS

A

citizen

14
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CIVILITY

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Politeness; courteousness

“syn: decorum ant: rudeness”

15
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CIVIC

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“Having to do with the business of a town or community”

16
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CIVILIZE

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“To make more cultured or refined”

syn: polish