1. RAUCOUS   loud and harsh   deserving blame   wasteful   readily recovering   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. OBJECTIVE   loud and harsh   threatening   elaborately ornamented   not influenced by opinions   Half-n-half Clue   3. PERVASIVE   spread all through   dissolute   unwieldy   brilliant   Half-n-half Clue   4. PROVINCIAL   obdurate   cautious   prejudiced   having narrow-minded views   Half-n-half Clue   5. PREVALENT   impossible to see through   wasteful   widespread   having narrow-minded views   Half-n-half Clue   6. PROVOCATIVE   pertinent   inflammatory   obdurate   full   Half-n-half Clue   7. PRESUMPTUOUS   disloyal   without pity   threatening   impudently taking liberty   Half-n-half Clue