1. failure to tally or lack of consistency.   discrepancy   corollary   dissection   fusion   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. mold or device for stamping.   degradation   alchemy   die   genesis   Half-n-half Clue   3. giving off of gas bubbles or exuberance.   eddy   effluvium   awl   effervescence   Half-n-half Clue   4. small pricking tool for piercing holes.   awl   decomposition   converse   anemia   Half-n-half Clue   5. working of the brain or thought.   dissection   conjecture   cerebration   homeostasis   Half-n-half Clue   6. tree bearing fruit-cones.   conifer   fissure   acoustics   humus   Half-n-half Clue   7. point on which lever is supported.   catalyst   catharsis   imbalance   fulcrum   Half-n-half Clue