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inured
accustomed; habituated
malinger
to pretend illness in order to avoid work or duty
nirvana
a state of oblivion or perfect happiness; an ideal place or condition
privy
having or sharing in knowledge of something private
quintessence
most perfect embodiment of a type
free verse
a kind of poetry that deliberately seeks to free itself from the fixed conventions of prosody
alliteration
the repetition of identical consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
onomatopoeia
representation of a thing or action by use of a word that imitates the sound associated with it
surreptitious
secret
ostentatious
done to impress others; showy; pretentious
supercilious
coolly haughty; assuming an air of superiority or disdain
secular
not religious
tenacious
holding firmly, persistent
venerate
regard with reverence
aberration
departure from the normal