1. SERVILE   untidy   capricious   submissive   shallow   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. VOLATILE   changing rapidly   easily affected   wordy   excessive   Half-n-half Clue   3. STOIC   easily affected   holding fast   capricious   stolid   Half-n-half Clue   4. TURBID   muddy or cloudy   talkative and fluent   cautious   swollen   Half-n-half Clue   5. SUCCINCT   inconspicuous   holding fast   terse   barely enough   Half-n-half Clue   6. STRIDENT   cautious   harsh and loud   inconspicuous   occurring irregularly   Half-n-half Clue   7. SUBMISSIVE   seated   meek   workable   swollen   Half-n-half Clue