1. STRIDENT   seated   harsh and loud   workable   changing rapidly   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. TACITURN   seated   saying very little   swollen   wordy   Half-n-half Clue   3. TRIFLING   inconspicuous   causing sleep   trivial   unjustified   Half-n-half Clue   4. SUSCEPTIBLE   shallow   diplomatic   bitterly hostile   easily affected   Half-n-half Clue   5. SCANTY   easily affected   changing rapidly   barely enough   muddy or cloudy   Half-n-half Clue   6. THREADBARE   thin and tattered with age   seated   shallow   implied but not stated   Half-n-half Clue   7. TURBID   thin and tattered with age   muddy or cloudy   barely enough   slow-moving   Half-n-half Clue