VOCABULARY

3. Broken stones, bricks, or debris from destroyed buildings.
6. A person or business engaged in buying and selling goods.
9. Goods or merchandise carried by ship, aircraft, or vehicle.
12. To completely destroy, eliminate, or wipe out something.
13. Polite behavior and courtesy toward others.
15. To introduce a substance (such as a vaccine) into the body to produce immunity against a disease; also, to introduce an idea or attitude into someone’s mind.
16. A large natural depression in the earth’s surface, often containing water; or a bowl-shaped container.
17. Fine sand, clay, or other material carried and deposited by water.

1. An official public announcement or declaration.
2. containing people and things from many different parts of the world, or having experience of many different places and things.
4. Something mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand.
5. Related to the sea, shipping, or navigation.
7. A serious bacterial infection spread through contaminated food or water.
8. A group of ships, vehicles, or aircraft operating together; or moving quickly.
10. A highly contagious viral disease marked by fever and a red skin rash.
11. A person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability.
14. A special oven or furnace used for firing pottery, bricks, or drying materials.