1. VENERABLE   harsh and loud   respectable   unswerving   changing rapidly   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. SAVORY   holding fast   excessive   meek   appetizing   Half-n-half Clue   3. SCANTY   meek   respectable   barely enough   appetizing   Half-n-half Clue   4. SUSCEPTIBLE   occurring irregularly   not certain   stolid   easily affected   Half-n-half Clue   5. TACIT   overused   trivial   implied but not stated   workable   Half-n-half Clue   6. SATIRICAL   mocking   wordy   trivial   workable   Half-n-half Clue   7. VOLATILE   workable   cautious   overused   changing rapidly   Half-n-half Clue