1. dejected   DELETERIOUS   DEVIOUS   CURSORY   DESPONDENT   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. irregular   EMACIATED   ECCENTRIC   DIVERGENT   EPHEMERAL   Half-n-half Clue   3. fleeting   EXUBERANT   CRYPTIC   EXPLICIT   EPHEMERAL   Half-n-half Clue   4. stated plainly   DUBIOUS   DIFFUSE   EXPLICIT   DISCERNING   Half-n-half Clue   5. choosing from disparate sources   ECLECTIC   DISCERNING   DUBIOUS   CORRUGATED   Half-n-half Clue   6. guilt-diminishing   DELETERIOUS   DEVIOUS   EXTENUATING   ELATED   Half-n-half Clue   7. heartfelt   CORDIAL   CORRUGATED   FEASIBLE   DUBIOUS   Half-n-half Clue