1. TENTATIVE   talkative and fluent   not certain   shallow   conscientious   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. SPURIOUSNESS   falsehood   equivalent   slow-moving   trivial   Half-n-half Clue   3. SLUGGISH   saying very little   slow-moving   occurring irregularly   equivalent   Half-n-half Clue   4. SUBORDINATE   talkative and fluent   of lesser rank   meek   stealthy   Half-n-half Clue   5. TURGID   equivalent   occurring irregularly   saying very little   swollen   Half-n-half Clue   6. SURREPTITIOUS   not certain   stealthy   muddy or cloudy   swollen   Half-n-half Clue   7. WARY   cautious   occurring irregularly   barely enough   submissive   Half-n-half Clue