Vocabulary

2. Tremble convulsively, typically as a result of fear or revulsion.
5. Great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.
8. Be repeated several times as an echo.
11. Ready to do favors; helpful.
14. A fatal epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.
16. A picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material.

1. A fertile spot in a desert where water is found.
2. A person or group who is blamed for the mistakes or crimes of others.
3. Express contempt for; ridicule.
4. Deeply or intensely.
6. Lacking knowledge, awareness, or information about something.
7. A sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a storefront, window, doorway, or deck.
9. Acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
10. A fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense.
12. Completely lacking in something.
13. A material made from the skin of a sheep or goat and used as a durable writing surface.
15. Lay down authoritatively; prescribe.