| A | B |
| fast | strong, secure |
| implore | to call upon for help |
| Centaurs | a race of half man and half horse |
| Hydra | a serpent with nine heads |
| Briareus | a monster with 100 hands |
| Charon | son of Erebus who ferried sould of the dead over the River Styx |
| dank | disagreeably moist |
| musty | having a disagreeable odor caused by an object spoining in close, muggy weather |
| hollow | sunken, empty, not filled out |
| ferried | to cross over a body of water |
| crested | usually refers to a tuft or comb on the head of a bird or animal |
| inquisitor | an official investigator |
| repined | to feel or express discontent |
| verdant | green with growing vegetation |
| progeny | descendants or offspring |