Wordscapes Level 480 Answers

EMIT

produce and discharge (something, especially gas or radiation)

HEIR

a person legally entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death

HERMIT

a person living in solitude as a religious discipline

HIRE

obtain the temporary use of (something) for an agreed payment

ITEM

an individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set

MERIT

the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward

MIRE

a stretch of swampy or boggy ground

MIRTH

amusement, especially as expressed in laughter

MITE

a minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals

MITER

a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions

RITE

a religious or other solemn ceremony or act

TERM

a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study

THEIR

belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified

THEM

used as the object of a verb or preposition to refer to two or more people or things previously mentioned or easily identified

TIER

each in a series of rows or levels of a structure placed one above the other

TIME

the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole

TIMER

an automatic mechanism for activating a device at a preset time

TIRE

feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep

TRIM

make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts