1. awl   small pricking tool for piercing holes.   parallelism or similarity.   cutting for analysis or examination.   attrition by rubbing or disagreement.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. emollient   substance formed by decay of organic material.   application that helps soothe or soften.   reservoir or tank for water.   druggist or chemist.   Half-n-half Clue   3. cog   tooth of a wheel.   purging of passage of body; outlet to emotion.   reduction in size.   formal discourse or essay.   Half-n-half Clue   4. consistency   absence of contradictions or uniformity.   collarbone.   exhalation affecting smell.   division into two classes.   Half-n-half Clue   5. immobility   machine to separate substances by spinning.   state of being motionless.   something taken for granted or usurping authority.   plants of a region.   Half-n-half Clue   6. effervescence   giving off of gas bubbles or exuberance.   mode of formation or origin.   agent to speed up chemical reaction without it changing.   resemblance to remote ancestors than parents.   Half-n-half Clue   7. fulcrum   point on which lever is supported.   lizard noted for changing color to surroundings.   device used to maintain equilibrium.   animals of a region or era.   Half-n-half Clue