1. diminution   secret code used to encrypt messages.   reduction in size.   failure to tally or lack of consistency.   point in orbit farthest from earth or climax.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. extrapolation   equal day and night; time at which sun crosses equator.   conjecture or logical projection beyond range.   masses of leaves or leafage.   giving off of gas bubbles or exuberance.   Half-n-half Clue   3. aureole   sharp-edged tool used for cutting.   resemblance to remote ancestors than parents.   exhalation affecting smell.   halo or circle of light.   Half-n-half Clue   4. efficacy   correspondence or harmonious relation.   point on which lever is supported.   ability to produce desired effect.   point in orbit farthest from earth or climax.   Half-n-half Clue   5. fusion   proposition that follows without separate proof.   united mass or coalition.   failure to tally or lack of consistency.   swirling motion of water or air.   Half-n-half Clue   6. friction   reduction in size.   point on which lever is supported.   attrition by rubbing or disagreement.   mode of formation or origin.   Half-n-half Clue   7. clavicle   deviation from center or oddity.   failure to tally or lack of consistency.   state of being motionless.   collarbone.   Half-n-half Clue