| brink |
the edge or brim of a slope or cliff. |
| defender |
someone who believes in and supports a person, plan, idea, or the like. |
| delete |
to remove from a written work. |
| emotion |
a strong feeling such as joy, hatred, sorrow, or fear. When one feels an emotion, there are physical changes such as an increase in pulse, crying, or trembling. |
| estimated |
resulting from a careful guess rather than exact counting or calculation. |
| gruff |
low and harsh. |
| holler |
(informal) to cry out, yell, or shout. |
| medication |
a medicine or drug. |
| nearby |
located close at hand; not far away. |
| protection |
the act of keeping something safe from harm or the condition of being protected. |
| skillet |
a shallow pan with a long handle, used for frying food; frying pan. |
| sleek |
smooth or shiny. |
| term |
a word or phrase for something that might be known only by people who have a particular job, interest, or hobby. |
| timetable |
a schedule that lists the times at which certain events take place. People read timetables to find out when trains, buses, or airplanes will arrive or leave. |
| trench |
a deep, narrow ditch. |