1. ADULATION   purity   criticism   praise   rhetoric   scorn   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EQUIVOCAL   quaint   inverse   mistaken   clear   strong   Half-n-half Clue   3. BENIGN   slim   starting   ending   peace-loving   malignant   Half-n-half Clue   4. CELIBATE   assessed   jubilation   sadness   married   wonderment   Half-n-half Clue   5. BEATIFIC   beautiful   handsome   ugly   blissful   dreadful   Half-n-half Clue   6. DAUNTLESS   agile   cowardly   tragic   stolid   ageless   Half-n-half Clue   7. APPREHEND   fear   set free   free of fear   contrast   understand   Half-n-half Clue