Unit 54

savage / salvage / sage / saga / sagacious

savage adj. 未开化的，猛烈的，凶狠的 (uncivilized; fierce; extremely cruel, violent, and uncontrolled) /ˈsavij/

• Many people living under the Soviet regime were sent to savage work camps in northern Siberia that were called gulags.

salvage v. 打捞，抢救 (to save or help) /ˈsælvɪdʒ/

• Treasure hunters try to find shipwrecks in order to salvage any valuable items that may have gone down with the ship.

sage adj. 智慧的 (very wise) / seɪdʒ/

• The wise King Solomon was renowned for giving sage advice to his people.

saga n. 传奇 (a long story about past heroes) /ˈsɑɡə/

• Wagner's epic "Ring Cycle" is based on a Norse saga about the struggles of a group of heroes and gods for control of a magical ring.

sagacious adj. 聪明的，睿智的 (having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions) / səˈɡeɪʃəs/

• Our aunt's sagacious investment choices have made her very wealthy.

requisite / prerequisite / requite

requisite adj. 必要的 (needed for a particular purpose) /ˈrɛkwəzət/

• The team had to forfeit the match when so many players came down with the flu that they did not have the requisite number of people to make a team.

prerequisite n. 先决条件 (something that you officially must have or do before you can have or do something else) / priˈrɛkwəzət/

• "Introduction to Art History" is the prerequisite course that must be passed before enrolling in higher level art history courses.

requite v. 报答，回报 (to give or do something in return for something that another person has given or done) / rəˈkwīt/

• Sheila worked hard to save enough money to requite Fran for the money she had lent her.