Tampa 29 Vocabulary 1. maid – an unmarried girl or woman or a female servant. 2. hail – to cheer, salute, or greet. 3. braid – to weave together strips or strands. 4. repair – to fix something. 5. contains – to have within or capable of holding. 6. straighter – without a bend, angle, or curve. 7. fable – a short tale to teach a moral lesson. 8. feast – a big dinner celebration. 9. heap – a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another. 10. deal – a mutual agreement on something. 11. repeat – to say or do something more than once. 12. release – to let go of something. 13. teaspoon – a small spoon used to stir tea. 14. earliest – the most ahead of time or at the beginning of a period of time. 15. aunt – the sister of a person’s father or mother. 16. author – the writer of a literary work. 17. faucet – a device used for regulating the flow of a liquid such as water. 18. caution – a warning against something harmful. 19. toilet – a room equipped for taking a bath or shower. 20.enjoyable – to have a pleasurable or happy time. 21. lion – a large carnivorous mammal of Africa. 22.solar – proceeding from the sun such as light or heat. 23.beggar – a person who lives by begging. 24.grammar – the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed. 25.mayor – the chief executive official that is elected of a city, village, or town. 26.honor – having high respect and integrity for another person or for one self. 27.refrigerator – a device in which food and drinks are kept cool. 28.afterward – at a later time.