Wordscapes Level 4340 Answers

AIR - The atmospheric substance above the surface of the earth which animals breathe, formerly considered to be a single substance, one of the four basic elements of ancient philosophy and one of the five basic elements of Eastern traditions.

ART - Human effort to imitate, supplement, alter, or counteract the work of nature.

IVY - Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

RAT - A medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus.

RIG - The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.

TAG - A small label.

TAR - A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

TRY - To attempt. Followed by infinitive.

VIA - A main road or highway, especially in ancient Rome. (Mainly used in set phrases, below.).

GIT - A contemptible person.

VAT - A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.

GRAY - Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.

TRAY - Trouble; annoyance; anger.

VARY - To change with time or a similar parameter.

AIRY - Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.

GAIT - Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.

GRIT - Collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, swarf from metalworking.

ARTY - Pretending to artistic worth; high-flown.

GRAVY - A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.

GRAVITY - Resultant force on Earth's surface, of the attraction by the Earth's masses, and the centrifugal pseudo-force caused by the Earth's rotation.