Wordscapes Level 5056 Answers

AGO

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

ALONG

moving in a constant direction on (a road, path, or any more or less horizontal surface)

ANALOG

something having the property of being analogous to something else

ANGLO

a white English-speaking person of British or northern European origin, in particular (in the US) as distinct from a Hispanic American or (in Canada) as distinct from a French-speaker

ARGON

the chemical element of atomic number 18, an inert gaseous element of the noble gas group. Argon is the commonest noble gas, making up nearly one per cent of the earth's atmosphere

GAL

a girl or young woman

GALA

a social occasion with special entertainments or performances

GNARL

a rough, knotty protuberance, especially on a tree

GOAL

(in soccer, rugby, hockey, and some other games) a pair of posts linked by a crossbar and typically with a net between, forming a space into or over which the ball has to be sent in order to score

GRANOLA

a kind of breakfast cereal resembling muesli

GROAN

make a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc.

LAG

fail to keep up with another or others in movement or development

LOAN

a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest

LOG

a part of the trunk or a large branch of a tree that has fallen or been cut off

LONG

measuring a great distance from end to end

NOR

used before the second or further of two or more alternatives (the first being introduced by a negative such as ‘neither’ or ‘not’) to indicate that they are each untrue or each do not happen

OAR

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

ORAL

spoken rather than written; verbal

ORGAN

a part of an organism which is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function

ROAN

denoting an animal, especially a horse or cow, having a coat of a main colour thickly interspersed with hairs of another colour, typically bay, chestnut, or black mixed with white