1. resemblance to remote ancestors than parents.   emollient   diminution   cistern   atavism   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. attrition by rubbing or disagreement.   correlation   apothecary   corollary   friction   Half-n-half Clue   3. wasting away.   autopsy   atrophy   centrifuge   balm   Half-n-half Clue   4. small planet.   contagion   decomposition   asteroid   chameleon   Half-n-half Clue   5. confused state of mind.   cartographer   component   efficacy   delirium   Half-n-half Clue   6. post-mortem or examination of dead body.   fulcrum   autopsy   decomposition   homeostasis   Half-n-half Clue   7. something taken for granted or usurping authority.   die   carat   assumption   cartographer   Half-n-half Clue