1. LAUDABLE   unable to decide   stingy   calm   praiseworthy   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. MEAGER   stingy   criminal   growing profusely   scanty   Half-n-half Clue   3. INNATE   inborn   clever   unavoidable   insurmountable   Half-n-half Clue   4. MOROSE   sullen   joking   criminal   splendidly generous   Half-n-half Clue   5. MERCENARY   working merely for gain   splendidly generous   unavoidable   opposite to that expected   Half-n-half Clue   6. LUXURIANT   systematic   growing profusely   working merely for gain   unyielding   Half-n-half Clue   7. NONCHALANT   praiseworthy   using few words   extravagant   calm   Half-n-half Clue