1. kill   breve as in brevity   apt as in adaptability   cid as in homicidal   act as in activate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. life   bio as in biography   ev as in medieval   ac as in acerbic   ben as in benediction   Half-n-half Clue   3. stir up   cit as in incite   act as in activate   chron as in anachronism   agri as in agriculture   Half-n-half Clue   4. ruler, first   cit as in incite   arch as in anarchy   cap as in captor   aster as in asterisk   Half-n-half Clue   5. create   act as in activate   crea as in procreant   alt as in altitude   auto as in autocrat   Half-n-half Clue   6. water   aqua as in aqueous   anthrop as in misanthrope   bio as in biography   arch as in anarchy   Half-n-half Clue   7. star   aqua as in aqueous   breve as in brevity   anim as in unanimous   aster as in asterisk   Half-n-half Clue