1. point in orbit farthest from earth or climax.   converse   atrophy   conifer   apogee   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. ability of system to maintain stability.   homeostasis   fissure   fauna   analogy   Half-n-half Clue   3. degeneration; humiliation.   atavism   degradation   gyroscope   constraint   Half-n-half Clue   4. division into two classes.   fulcrum   dichotomy   eccentricity   galaxy   Half-n-half Clue   5. ability to produce desired effect.   atrophy   cartographer   friction   efficacy   Half-n-half Clue   6. failure to tally or lack of consistency.   discrepancy   balm   awl   fauna   Half-n-half Clue   7. exhalation affecting smell.   foliage   alchemy   aureole   effluvium   Half-n-half Clue