1. placebo   slope or slanting plane.   natural environment; nutrient setting for microorganism.   harmless substance given as dummy medicine.   amount produced or income earned.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. magnitude   size or extent.   tendency to drive back or distaste.   representation on a miniature scale.   combining elements to produce whole system.   Half-n-half Clue   3. refraction   tendency to drive back or distaste.   point in moon's orbit nearest from earth.   sameness or consistency.   bending of a ray of light due to change in density.   Half-n-half Clue   4. log   target or goal.   navigational instrument for angular measurements.   tool for pounding or grinding in a mortar.   record of daily activities.   Half-n-half Clue   5. spectrum   ring (of leaves around the stem).   band of colors formed when light passes though a prism.   substance or liquid that dissolves solute.   vertebrate animal whose female suckles the young.   Half-n-half Clue   6. plasticity   flying reptile now extinct.   capability to be shaped and molded.   navigational instrument for angular measurements.   marsh or soft and wet land.   Half-n-half Clue   7. stratum   green coating on old bronze.   primary type used as model.   layer of earth's crust or society.   animal with four feet.   Half-n-half Clue