1. DUPE   hindrance   frustration   unwillingness   person easily tricked   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. DILIGENCE   sorrowful song   discord   hard work   puzzle   Half-n-half Clue   3. EXASPERATION   time during which thing lasts   disappearance   frustration   guile   Half-n-half Clue   4. ELOQUENCE   expressiveness   hatred   sorrowful song   boredom   Half-n-half Clue   5. DUPLICITY   departure from main subject   mild substitute for blunt expression   guile   puzzle   Half-n-half Clue   6. DURATION   weakening   time during which thing lasts   principle or beliefs   unwillingness   Half-n-half Clue   7. ELEGY   sorrowful song   addition of details   disappearance   expressiveness   Half-n-half Clue