Wings & Stings

Chapter VIII: The Nest-Builders' Convention

forlorn          flat (n.)          derision
wretched          adobe          convention
outwit          instructive          induce
shiftless          dignified          impressively
assemble          architecture          pompously
absurd          excavate          decayed
sentimental          setting (as in a piece of jewelry)          beryl
exquisite          gnarled          saliva
shriek          folly          bung-hole
plebian          aristocrat          boast
prose          duly          meditate
attentive          rickety          roundelay
adjourn          jubilate          hay-mow