1. THREADBARE   cautious   swollen   excessive   thin and tattered with age   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. UNWARRANTED   unjustified   not done before   implied but not stated   overused   Half-n-half Clue   3. VOLATILE   changing rapidly   muddy or cloudy   thin and tattered with age   overused   Half-n-half Clue   4. TURBID   respectable   muddy or cloudy   submissive   falsehood   Half-n-half Clue   5. STAGNANT   submissive   static   thin and tattered with age   implied but not stated   Half-n-half Clue   6. TRIFLING   untidy   overused   not done before   trivial   Half-n-half Clue   7. VOLUBLE   holding fast   talkative and fluent   not done before   slow-moving   Half-n-half Clue