1. SPURN   cancel   reject contemptuously   weaken gradually   subdue   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. REPUDIATE   shorten by cutting off   subdue   support   disown   Half-n-half Clue   3. SURPASS   outdo   keep alive   approve   support   Half-n-half Clue   4. TRUNCATE   slander   shorten by cutting off   examine   disown   Half-n-half Clue   5. VILIFY   assume power by force   subdue   slander   drive away   Half-n-half Clue   6. SUSTAIN   prosper   drive away   respect   keep alive   Half-n-half Clue   7. RESCIND   exonerate   drive away   keep alive   cancel   Half-n-half Clue