Wordscapes Level 5490 Answers

AGO

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

GAL

a girl or young woman

GALL

bold and impudent behaviour

GILL

the paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx

GIRL

a female child or adolescent

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

GORILLA

a powerfully built great ape with a large head and short neck, found in the forests of central Africa. It is the largest living primate

GRAIL

(in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper, and in which Joseph of Arimathea received Christ's blood at the Cross. Quests for it undertaken by medieval knights are described in versions of the Arthurian legends written from the early 13th century onward

GRILL

a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for cooking food

ILL

suffering from an illness or disease or feeling unwell

LAG

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

LOG

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

OAR

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

OIL

a viscous liquid derived from petroleum, especially for use as a fuel or lubricant

ORAL

spoken rather than written; verbal

RAG

a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things

RIG

provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging

ROIL

make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by disturbing the sediment

ROLL

move in a particular direction by turning over and over on an axis