Tampa 22 Vocabulary 1. marry: to take as a husband or wife. 2. lonely: solitary; without company; companionless. 3. factory: a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods. 4. carelessly: not paying enough attention to what one does. 5. secretary: a person employed to handle correspondence and do routine work in a business office. 6. especially: particularly; exceptionally; markedly. 7. deny: to state that (something declared or believed to be true) is not true. 8. soup: a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients. 9. rough: having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities. 10. tough: strong and durable; not easily broken or cut. 11. court: a place where justice is administered. 12. course: a direction or route taken or to be taken. 13. throughout: from the beginning to the end. 14. route: a course, way, or road for passage or travel. 15. action: something done or performed; deed. 16. direction: the line along which anything lies, faces, moves. 17. vacation: a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday. 18. nature: the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers. 19. furniture: the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets. 20. adventure: an exciting or very unusual experience. 21. suggest: to mention or introduce for consideration or possible action. 22. ruler: a strip of wood, metal, or other material having a straight edge and usually marked off in inches or centimeters. 23. pupil: a person, usually young, who is learning under the close supervision of a teacher at school. 24. spider: any of various other arachnids resembling or suggesting these. 25. record: to set down in writing or the like, as for the purpose of preserving evidence. 26. patient: a person who is under medical care or treatment. 27. alive: having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless. 28. potatoes: the edible tuber of a cultivated plant.