Wordscapes Level 1224 Answers

CHORE

a routine task, especially a household one

CORE

the tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds

CROC

a crocodile

CROCHET

a handicraft in which yarn is made up into a textured fabric by means of a hooked needle

CROTCH

the part of the human body between the legs where they join the torso

ECHO

a sound or sounds caused by the reflection of sound waves from a surface back to the listener

ETCH

engrave (metal, glass, or stone) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it

HERO

a priestess of Aphrodite at Sestos on the European shore of the Hellespont, whose lover Leander, a youth of Abydos on the opposite shore, swam the strait nightly to visit her. One stormy night he was drowned and Hero in grief threw herself into the sea

OCHER

a moderate yellow-orange to orange color

OCHRE

an earthy pigment containing ferric oxide, typically with clay, varying from light yellow to brown or red

OTHER

denoting a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known about

ROTE

mechanical or habitual repetition of something to be learned

TECH

technology

TORCH

a portable battery-powered electric lamp

TORE

commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column