aviary = enclosure for birds; large cage
waggish = humorous; mischievous; tricky
adapt = make or become suitable for a specific use; alter;
modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition
recast into a new form; Ex. The play is an adaption of a short novel.

commodious = spacious and comfortable
prize = pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex.
his most prized possession; N: something captured during
war-time (esp. an enemy ship)
rapture = great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous
grotto = small cavern
macerate = soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex.
macerate powdered wood to make paper
incite = arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist;
Ex. incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion
crass = very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and
undiscriminating; Ex. crass behavior
yore = time long past; Ex. in the days of yore
calorific = heat-producing; N. calorie
rake = immoral or dissolute person
invective = abuse
judicious = sound on judgment; wise
categorical = without exceptions; made without any
doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute
chafe = warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
captious = faultfinding; too critical
expropriate = take possession of (often for public use and
without payment)
palm = conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass
off; Ex. palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the
painting as a real Renoir
intermediary = intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between