1. parallelism or similarity.   arboretum   analogy   centrifuge   awl   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. guesswork.   atrophy   flora   extrapolation   conjecture   Half-n-half Clue   3. mixture of things sticking together in a mass.   cartographer   conglomeration   humus   equinox   Half-n-half Clue   4. reduction in size.   diminution   cartographer   equinox   conglomeration   Half-n-half Clue   5. failure to tally or lack of consistency.   discrepancy   corollary   catharsis   analogy   Half-n-half Clue   6. equal day and night; time at which sun crosses equator.   assumption   equinox   emetic   catalyst   Half-n-half Clue   7. absence of contradictions or uniformity.   contagion   emetic   aphasia   consistency   Half-n-half Clue