1. ENGENDER   improve morally   obliterate   cause   raise in rank   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EXTRICATE   improve morally   disentangle   augment   belittle   Half-n-half Clue   3. DISPARAGE   use words ambiguously   belittle   remove errors   throw light on   Half-n-half Clue   4. ENDORSE   remove errors   belittle   carry out   declare approval of   Half-n-half Clue   5. DISPERSE   scatter   glorify   worsen   declare approval of   Half-n-half Clue   6. ENHANCE   ornament   augment   carry out   spread widely   Half-n-half Clue   7. EMULATE   carry out   imitate   disagree   augment   Half-n-half Clue