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

Red Hot Root Words Prefixes Meaning Words You Already Know dem, demo people democracy greg group, crowd congregation hum man human pop population

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

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

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

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

demographics noun information about a population

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

gregarious adjective sociable, fond of being with other people

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

humane adjective characterize by compassion and sympathy for people

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

humanitarian adjective having concern for and willingness to help other people

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

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

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

populace noun people who live in a particular place

populace The populace of this region is mostly farmers.

populous adjective heavily populated; inhabited by a lot of people

populous New York City and Hong Kong are populous places.

segregate verb to isolate or separate from the main group

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

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