| benign |
causing little or no harm. |
| cognoscente |
someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, especially of fashion, literature, or the fine arts; connoisseur. |
| dearth |
a shortage or scarcity of something; lack. |
| divergence |
the act of separating and moving or leading in different directions. |
| facsimile |
an exact copy or duplicate of something printed or of a picture. |
| forbear |
to keep or abstain from (an action or utterance). |
| frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
| heterodox |
deviating from an officially approved belief or doctrine, especially in religion. |
| impinge |
to encroach. |
| malinger |
to pretend illness or injury, especially in order to be excused from duty or work. |
| pneumatic |
of, using, or concerning air or other gases. |
| precursory |
coming before and serving to indicate what will follow; premonitory. |
| salacious |
excited by lust; lecherous. |
| Saturnalia |
an occasion of unrestrained revelry. |
| savor |
to give an impression; hint (usually followed by "of"). |