1. tree bearing fruit-cones.   aureole   flora   conifer   efficacy   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. deficiency of red blood corpuscles.   congruence   friction   anemia   aphasia   Half-n-half Clue   3. device used to maintain equilibrium.   alchemy   assumption   atrophy   gyroscope   Half-n-half Clue   4. eye disorder leading to partial blindness; waterfall.   anemia   cataract   centrifuge   decomposition   Half-n-half Clue   5. masses of leaves or leafage.   foliage   carat   alchemy   conglomeration   Half-n-half Clue   6. small pricking tool for piercing holes.   diminution   awl   efficacy   carat   Half-n-half Clue   7. equal day and night; time at which sun crosses equator.   flux   equinox   consistency   cistern   Half-n-half Clue