Tampa 20 Vocabulary
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hire: to engage the services of a person for wages.
grave: an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
pride: the state or feeling of being proud.
tribe: a division of some other people.
stare: to gaze with the eyes wide open.
behave: to act properly.
rinse: to wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water.
steel: any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a
carbon content.
9. sweep: to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush.
10. sweeter: having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey.
11. peas: the green, somewhat inflated pod of this plant.
12. peach: juicy fruit of a tree.
13. stream: a steady current in water, as in a river or the ocean.
14. nearly: with close agreement or resemblance.
15. field: open or cleared ground, a piece of land suitable for pasture or playing
field.
16. chief: the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest
in authority.
17. thief: a person who steals.
18. niece: a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
19. brief: lasting or taking a short time; of short duration.
20. relief: alleviation, ease through the removal of pain, distress.
21. friendship: quality or condition of being close to someone.
22. feather: one of the structures forming the principal covering of birds.
23. weather: the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature,
cloudiness, moisture, pressure.
24. sweater: a knitted jacket or jersey, in pullover or cardigan style, with or
without sleeves.
25. spread: to draw, stretch, or open out over a flat surface.
26. pleasure: enjoyment or satisfaction derived from what is to one's liking.
27. pleasant: agreeable, or enjoyable.
28. measurement: dimension, quantity, or capacity determined by using a ruler,
etc.