1. EXACERBATE   exculpate   disagree   worsen   throw light on   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. DISPARAGE   obliterate   belittle   cause   swell   Half-n-half Clue   3. EDIFY   imitate   improve morally   scatter   spread widely   Half-n-half Clue   4. ELICIT   throw light on   belittle   draw out response   spread widely   Half-n-half Clue   5. DISPERSE   disagree   imitate   use unfairly   scatter   Half-n-half Clue   6. EXALT   raise in rank   swell   throw light on   use words ambiguously   Half-n-half Clue   7. DISSEMINATE   belittle   imitate   use words ambiguously   spread widely   Half-n-half Clue