| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| blatant |
completely obvious or undisguised, sometimes offensively so. |
| cavalier |
carefree and offhand; nonchalant. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| hagiography |
an admiring and uncritical biography of anyone. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| lattice |
a flat framework made with strips of wood or other material. The strips cross each other and have open spaces in between. A lattice is often used as a screen on a porch or in a garden. |
| malingerer |
one who pretends to be ill or injured, especially in order to avoid work or duty. |
| pinchbeck |
false, sham, or counterfeit. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| rapacious |
capable of capturing and eating live prey; predacious. |
| scion |
an offspring or heir. |
| stochastic |
of, or arising from chance or probability. |
| tyro |
one who is beginning to learn a business, trade, sport, or the like; novice; neophyte. |