1. equilibrium   tree bearing fruit-cones.   application that helps soothe or soften.   reservoir or tank for water.   balance.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. conglomeration   deficiency of red blood corpuscles.   narrow opening or crevice.   working of the brain or thought.   mixture of things sticking together in a mass.   Half-n-half Clue   3. dissertation   narrow opening or crevice.   something taken for granted or usurping authority.   formal discourse or essay.   drug that reduces pain.   Half-n-half Clue   4. arboretum   masses of leaves or leafage.   base framework of automobile or carriage.   drug or treatment preventing infection.   botanical garden where trees are studied and exhibited.   Half-n-half Clue   5. consistency   ability to produce desired effect.   united mass or coalition.   tooth of a wheel.   absence of contradictions or uniformity.   Half-n-half Clue   6. assumption   machine to separate substances by spinning.   something taken for granted or usurping authority.   swirling motion of water or air.   cutting for analysis or examination.   Half-n-half Clue   7. fusion   small pricking tool for piercing holes.   united mass or coalition.   masses of leaves or leafage.   balance.   Half-n-half Clue