1. BENISON   sonnet   comedy   wedding   curse   tragedy   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EQUANIMITY   agitation   ease   comprehension   ability   communal   Half-n-half Clue   3. DILATE   occupy   contract   diversion   concentrate   expand   Half-n-half Clue   4. EXCORIATE   argue   advise   praise   correct   scandalize   Half-n-half Clue   5. ADULATION   rhetoric   criticism   praise   scorn   purity   Half-n-half Clue   6. ADVOCATE   inspect   judge   inspire   urge   oppose   Half-n-half Clue   7. EQUILIBRIUM   inequity   serenity   tranquility   imbalance   harmony   Half-n-half Clue