| arise |
to appear; come into being. |
| brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. |
| captain |
a leader. |
| contact |
the touching of two things or people. |
| costly |
having a high price or value. |
| device |
an invention or machine used to perform simple tasks or something else made for a specific purpose. |
| exam |
a short form of a word that means a test given at school or a physical checkup. |
| gamble |
to bet money or other things on the way a game, race, or other event will end. |
| journalism |
the work of collecting news and information and giving it out to the public through newspapers, magazines, radio, television, or other media. |
| organization |
the quality of being carefully arranged or ordered. |
| phony |
(informal) not real or genuine; fake. |
| playoff |
in sports, final or extra games or rounds to settle a tie or decide a championship. |
| scour1 |
to clean by rubbing hard. |
| strip2 |
a long, narrow piece or area of mostly uniform width. |
| vapor |
tiny particles of a liquid or solid in a gas. |