1. ACRID   self-governing   hard-working   bitter   finding fault   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. CONTENTIOUS   out-of-date   capricious   quarrelsome   ascetic   Half-n-half Clue   3. ARTICULATE   brief   clear and coherent   comparable   having foresight   Half-n-half Clue   4. COLLOQUIAL   obscure   fit for informal speech   clear and coherent   bitter   Half-n-half Clue   5. BENEVOLENT   kindly   comparable   obscure   clear and coherent   Half-n-half Clue   6. AUTONOMOUS   capricious   that which completes   self-governing   indirect   Half-n-half Clue   7. ALTRUISTIC   unselfishly helpful   including much or all   soothing   theoretical   Half-n-half Clue