1. PARTISAN   marginal   prejudiced   widespread   threatening   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. RHETORICAL   having narrow-minded views   sounding impressive   advanced in development   deserving blame   Half-n-half Clue   3. OPAQUE   impossible to see through   practical   unsafe   impudently taking liberty   Half-n-half Clue   4. PROSAIC   unimaginative   pompous   threatening   ready to accept   Half-n-half Clue   5. PITHY   loud and harsh   concise and expressive   unsafe   inflammatory   Half-n-half Clue   6. PONDEROUS   withdrawn   dissolute   pertinent   unwieldy   Half-n-half Clue   7. PRAGMATIC   wealthy   readily recovering   practical   inactive   Half-n-half Clue