1. swollen   TURGID   WHIMSICAL   SOMBER   STOIC   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. unswerving   STEADFAST   SUCCINCT   SUPERFLUOUS   STOIC   Half-n-half Clue   3. submissive   SOPORIFIC   VIABLE   SATIRICAL   SERVILE   Half-n-half Clue   4. slow-moving   SLUGGISH   TENTATIVE   STOIC   UNPRECEDENTED   Half-n-half Clue   5. wordy   SATIRICAL   VERBOSE   TURBID   SEDENTARY   Half-n-half Clue   6. diplomatic   VENERABLE   UNPRECEDENTED   TURGID   TACTFUL   Half-n-half Clue   7. not done before   WARY   UNKEMPT   UNPRECEDENTED   STRIDENT   Half-n-half Clue