1. ADVOCATE   oppose   urge   inspire   inspect   judge   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EXASPERATE   placate   anger   purge   fasten   confide   Half-n-half Clue   3. DEBACLE   busy   defer   progress   miraculous   refusal   Half-n-half Clue   4. APTITUDE   ambitious   sarcasm   lack of talent   vicissitude   greed   Half-n-half Clue   5. AMPLIFY   belittle   decrease   publicize   infer   increase   Half-n-half Clue   6. EQUANIMITY   ease   communal   comprehension   agitation   ability   Half-n-half Clue   7. DAUNTLESS   tragic   ageless   cowardly   agile   stolid   Half-n-half Clue