1. ENNUI   mild substitute for blunt expression   boredom   guile   expression of praise   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. ENMITY   hatred   difference   guile   weakening   Half-n-half Clue   3. EUPHEMISM   guile   difference   weakening   mild substitute for blunt expression   Half-n-half Clue   4. DISINCLINATION   expression of praise   extract from book or film   principle or beliefs   unwillingness   Half-n-half Clue   5. DURATION   expressiveness   time during which thing lasts   guile   frustration   Half-n-half Clue   6. EVANESCENCE   discord   intense feeling   great difference   disappearance   Half-n-half Clue   7. EXCERPT   expressiveness   hindrance   extract from book or film   great difference   Half-n-half Clue