RED HOT ROOT WORDS

1. People RED HOT ROOT WORDS Mrs. Pope 7th Grade Reading Lesson 43

2. Red Hot Root Words

3. aggregate • noun • formed by the collection of several things into a whole group

4. aggregate His collection was an aggregate of baseball cards, autographs, and pictures.

5. demagogue • noun • a person who gains power by arousing people’s emotions and prejudices; a troublemaker

6. demagogue Hitler was a demagogue who used his power in inhumane ways.

7. demographics • noun • information about a population

8. demographics The demographics showed that there was a decrease in the percentage of children.

9. gregarious • adjective • sociable, fond of being with other people

10. gregarious His gregarious personality made him popular with a lot of people.

11. humane • adjective • characterize by compassion and sympathy for people

12. humane The humane thing to do would be to forgive her.

13. humanitarian • adjective • having concern for and willingness to help other people

14. humanitarian The group’s humanitarian efforts included sending food and medical supplies to earthquake victims.

15. philanthropy • noun • affection for mankind, usually demonstrated by donations of money

16. philanthropy Her philanthropy was recognized with a monument in the town square.

17. populace • noun • people who live in a particular place

18. populace The populace of this region is mostly farmers.

19. populous • adjective • heavily populated; inhabited by a lot of people

20. populous New York City and Hong Kong are populous places.

21. segregate • verb • to isolate or separate from the main group

22. segregate Segregate the rotten fruit so it won’t spoil the good fruit.

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