Tampa 12 Vocabulary
1. cart: a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by
mules, oxen, or the like, used for moving heavy goods.
2. carpet: a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
3. garden: a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs,
vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
4. carve: to cut (a solid material) so as to form something.
5. scarf: a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the
neck, shoulders, or head.
6. carton: a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
7. paragraph: a distinct portion of written or printed matter dealing with a
particular idea, usually beginning with an indentation on a new line.
8. border: the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
9. burst: break open, fly apart with sudden violence.
10. turkey: a large bird of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown,
and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of
the world.
11. theater: a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic.
12. underneath: below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the
bottom of.
13. thermometer: an instrument for measuring temperature.
14. worth: having a value of, or equal in value to, as in money.
15. fort: a strong or fortified place occupied by troops and usually surrounded by walls, ditches,
and other defensive works; a fortress; fortification.
16. pork: the flesh of hogs used as food.
17. bore: to pierce (a solid substance) with some rotary cutting instrument or a dull, tiresome
person.
18. forest: a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
19. porch: an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a
doorway.
20. ordered: neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized, done according to specific
principles or procedures.
21. reward: something given or received in return for service, merit, hardship.
22. doctor: a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or
veterinarian.
23. sailor: a person whose occupation is navigation; mariner.
24. harbor: a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship.
25. behavior: observable activity in a human or animal or manner of acting.
26. calendar: a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year.
27. popular: regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general.
28. area: any particular extent of space or surface.