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sage – noun

sage – noun. A wise person possessing wisdom and calm . Examples: Many people believe that Ghandi was a sage – he offered wise words and didn’t believe in violence. Sagest – adj. Sagely – adv. Sageness - noun. vacuous - adj. Lacking ideas or intelligence .

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sage – noun

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  1. sage – noun A wise person possessing wisdom and calm. Examples: Many people believe that Ghandi was a sage – he offered wise words and didn’t believe in violence. Sagest – adj. Sagely – adv. Sageness - noun

  2. vacuous - adj. Lacking ideas or intelligence. Example: The student’s mind was vacuous, therefore he couldn’t think of a creative project for art class. Vacuously – adv. Vacuousness – noun

  3. deride - verb To ridicule; to laugh at in scorn or contempt. Example: The girls derided the new student because she didn’t have the nice clothes that they had. deridingly – adv. derider - noun

  4. assail - verb To attack with word or force. Examples: The presidential candidate assailed his opponent with slanderous allegations. The light assailed their eyes after being in the dark cave for three days. assailer/assailment – noun assailable – adj.

  5. jargon - noun Specialized vocabulary used within a specific trade, profession, or occupation. Skateboarding – kickflip, nollie, grind Medical – abscess, gastric, radiology Computer – download, login, intranet School – ISS, OSS, BAV, BIST

  6. Affixes Prefix: Therm Definition: heat Examples: thermal, thermometer, thermostat Suffix: -less Definition: without or lacking; changes words to adjectives Examples: childless, selfless, speechless

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