1. apothecary   druggist or chemist.   ability to produce desired effect.   division into two classes.   ointment that helps in soothing pain.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. awl   ability of system to maintain stability.   small pricking tool for piercing holes.   degeneration; humiliation.   working of the brain or thought.   Half-n-half Clue   3. balm   ointment that helps in soothing pain.   disproportion or lack of balance.   plants of a region.   confused state of mind.   Half-n-half Clue   4. aureole   purging of passage of body; outlet to emotion.   halo or circle of light.   machine to separate substances by spinning.   small pricking tool for piercing holes.   Half-n-half Clue   5. carat   unit for measuring weight of gems and purity of gold.   confused state of mind.   ability of system to maintain stability.   giving off of gas bubbles or exuberance.   Half-n-half Clue   6. astigmatism   degeneration; humiliation.   defect in eye or lens preventing proper focusing.   conjecture or logical projection beyond range.   swirling motion of water or air.   Half-n-half Clue   7. aperture   druggist or chemist.   resemblance to remote ancestors than parents.   opening or gap.   plants of a region.   Half-n-half Clue