Scathing
Harsh in critic
Trite
Common, normal, usual
Yield
Surrender; supply or produce; a production
Transparent
See-through; truthful and honest
Savvy
Practical, practical in knowledge
Cajole
To gently influence
Cavort
To play boisterously
Garrulous
Full of trivial conversation
Wry
Clever or grim in humor
Tangential
Digressive, irrelevant