1. fabricate   encode a message.   build or invent.   sear with caustic or hot iron to prevent infection.   eat away or wear out.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. disperse   propel or force onward.   break up or scatter.   produce or create.   approach or tend to come together.   Half-n-half Clue   3. burnish   hide or disguise.   force or thrust out.   calculate or reckon.   polish by friction or rub to make shiny.   Half-n-half Clue   4. disseminate   make impure by mixing with baser ingredients.   spread or scatter (like seeds).   thicken or change from fluid to solid state.   absorb and make uniform.   Half-n-half Clue   5. decipher   spend winter sleeping.   eaten into or affected by chemical action.   decode an encrypted message or make out.   build or invent.   Half-n-half Clue   6. chisel   collect into a mass.   reduce the concentration or strength.   cut with sharp-edged tool; cheat or treat unfairly.   combine or unite.   Half-n-half Clue   7. decant   issue or originate from.   infect or pollute.   pour off leaving sediment behind.   approach or tend to come together.   Half-n-half Clue