deviant, venereal, ersatz, monstrous, gullible, hardy

deviant:
Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.

venereal:
a. Transmitted by sexual intercourse. b. Of or relating to a sexually transmitted disease.
perhaps I have an incurable venereal disease.

ersatz:
Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one; artificial: ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory.
Durham was on the sixteenth floor, but the building was hemmed in on all sides by ugly late-twenties office towers, blue and pink ersatz-marble monstrosities; no expensive harbor views here.

monstrous:
Shockingly hideous or frightful.

gullible:
Easily deceived or duped.
For someone who was ripping off gullible millionaires -- or even someone who merely sold them insurance -- Durham didn't seem to have much to show for it.

hardy:
Being in robust and sturdy good health.
It's not intrinsically hardier; it's just better protected by the ocean.