1. decant   pour off leaving sediment behind.   collect together or unite.   dry up by removing moisture.   surround or enclose.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. encipher   encode a message.   thicken or change from fluid to solid state.   spend winter sleeping.   collect together or unite.   Half-n-half Clue   3. environ   establish validity or prove genuine.   cause to shoot or sprout.   surround or enclose.   make impure by mixing with baser ingredients.   Half-n-half Clue   4. granulate   form into grains.   combine or mix.   slow down.   spend winter sleeping.   Half-n-half Clue   5. decipher   infect or pollute.   decode an encrypted message or make out.   combine or unite.   establish validity or prove genuine.   Half-n-half Clue   6. assimilate   absorb and make uniform.   combine or mix.   break up or scatter.   intercept light or surpass.   Half-n-half Clue   7. germinate   collect into a mass.   build or invent.   set fire to or kindle.   cause to shoot or sprout.   Half-n-half Clue