Words

made apathetic or cynical by experience

gaudy; flashy

moral customs of a particular group

composed of diverse often incongruous elements

harmful

resistant to persuasion

plausible rather than true or real; apparent

cater to the low desires of others

accelerate the progress of

admitting of no contradiction; imperious

hastily or poorly done; inferior

untidy; messy; slipshod

seemingly reasonable but incorrect; sophistic

mournful; sorrowful

shrewdly tactful