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

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

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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