Wordscapes Level 1020 Answers

ACME

the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed

ACNE

a skin condition characterized by red pimples on the skin, especially on the face, due to inflamed or infected sebaceous glands and prevalent chiefly among adolescents

AMEN

uttered at the end of a prayer or hymn, meaning ‘so be it’

CAME

each of a number of strips forming a framework for enclosing a pane of glass, especially in a leaded window

CANE

the hollow jointed stem of a tall grass, especially bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan

CAVE

a natural underground chamber in a hillside or cliff

CAVEMAN

a prehistoric man who lived in caves

MACE

a staff of office, especially that which lies on the table in the House of Commons when the Speaker is in the chair, regarded as a symbol of the authority of the House

MANE

a growth of long hair on the neck of a horse, lion, or other mammal

MAVEN

an expert or connoisseur

MEAN

intend to convey or refer to (a particular thing); signify

NAME

a word or set of words by which a person or thing is known, addressed, or referred to

NAVE

the central part of a church building, intended to accommodate most of the congregation. In traditional Western churches it is rectangular, separated from the chancel by a step or rail, and from adjacent aisles by pillars

VANE

a broad blade attached to a rotating axis or wheel which pushes or is pushed by wind or water and forms part of a machine or device such as a windmill, propeller, or turbine