Odyssey Vocabulary Review: Matching, Multiple Choice, and Sentence Completion

blanched

to take the color out of

travail

very hard work

tumult

a loud confused sound

libation

an act or instance of drinking often ceremoniously

contrive

thought up; devised

pining

suffering or expressing a strong wish for something

strait

a narrow space or passageway

supplication

the act of asking god or someone in a position of power for something in a humble way

tranquil

free from agitation from mind or spirit

comber

a long, curling wave of the sea

founder

to give way; to become submerged