Wordscapes Level 1579 Answers

AGO

before the present; earlier (used with a measurement of time)

AURA

the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place

GAS

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid)

OAR

a pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water

OUR

belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people previously mentioned or easily identified

RUG

a floor covering of thick woven material or animal skin, typically not extending over the entire floor

SAG

sink, subside, or bulge downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of strength

SAGA

a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic

SAGO

edible starch which is obtained from a palm and is a staple food in parts of the tropics. The pith inside the trunk is scraped out, washed, and dried to produce a flour or processed to produce the granular sago used in the West

SAGUARO

a giant cactus which can grow to 20 metres in height and whose branches are shaped like candelabra, native to the south-western United States and Mexico. The edible fruit was formerly a source of food and drink

SOAR

fly or rise high in the air

SOUR

having an acid taste like lemon or vinegar

SUGAR

a sweet crystalline substance obtained from various plants, especially sugar cane and sugar beet, consisting essentially of sucrose, and used as a sweetener in food and drink