1. awl   reduction in size.   machine to separate substances by spinning.   small pricking tool for piercing holes.   tooth of a wheel.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. eddy   deviation from center or oddity.   tooth of a wheel.   device used to maintain equilibrium.   swirling motion of water or air.   Half-n-half Clue   3. humus   floating sheet of ice.   ability to produce desired effect.   secret code used to encrypt messages.   substance formed by decay of organic material.   Half-n-half Clue   4. chameleon   wasting away.   balance.   lizard noted for changing color to surroundings.   post-mortem or examination of dead body.   Half-n-half Clue   5. apogee   giving off of gas bubbles or exuberance.   loss of speech.   swirling motion of water or air.   point in orbit farthest from earth or climax.   Half-n-half Clue   6. constraint   decay; breaking into component parts.   opening or gap.   compulsion or repression.   chemistry of changing baser metals into gold.   Half-n-half Clue   7. component   constituent or element.   parallelism or similarity.   attrition by rubbing or disagreement.   something taken for granted or usurping authority.   Half-n-half Clue