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Comstock Roots 19
Book 2 Unit 19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dem | people |
| pop | people |
| greg | flock, herd |
| democracy | (n) - a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting; an organization or situation in which everyone has equal rights |
| demographic | (n) - the qualities such as age, gender, and income, of a specific group of people; a group of people that has a particular set of qualities |
| epidemic | (n) - an occurrence in which a disease (or something harmful or unwanted) spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people |
| population | (n) - the number of people who live in a place; a group of people or animals of a particular kind that live in a place |
| popular | (adj) - liked or enjoyed by many people; accepted, followed, used, or done by many people |
| populist | (adj) - relating to a political party that claims to represent ordinary people |
| congregate | (v) - to come together in a group or crowd |
| gregarious | (adj) - enjoying the company of other people |
| segregate | (v) - set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate, or divide; to separate groups of people because of their race, religion, etc. |
| egregious | (adj) - very bad and easily noticed |