1. MISERLY   inactive   supple   stingy   criminal   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. INSIPID   lacking flavor   joking   unable to repay   clever   Half-n-half Clue   3. LUXURIANT   working merely for gain   using few words   growing profusely   very tall   Half-n-half Clue   4. INTRACTABLE   with a bad reputation   inactive   vividly sensational   unyielding   Half-n-half Clue   5. LISTLESS   systematic   without energy   scanty   lacking flavor   Half-n-half Clue   6. INSUPERABLE   praiseworthy   insurmountable   opposite to that expected   disfigured   Half-n-half Clue   7. INERT   inactive   unavoidable   instinctive   careful with details   Half-n-half Clue