1. ADVERSITY   confirmation   mixed feelings   hostility   hardship   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. AFFIRMATION   admiration   confirmation   sanctuary   domination   Half-n-half Clue   3. APIARY   man-made object   anxiety   admiration   place where bees are kept   Half-n-half Clue   4. APPREHENSION   restraint   anxiety   wasting away   haughtiness   Half-n-half Clue   5. BRAGGART   haughtiness   boaster   tribute   advocate of abolishing authority   Half-n-half Clue   6. AVARICE   tribute   substance to counteract poison   greed   briefness   Half-n-half Clue   7. ABSTINENCE   short story   hardship   restraint   advocate of abolishing authority   Half-n-half Clue