1. collect into a mass.   assimilate   dilute   fabricate   agglomerate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. cut with sharp-edged tool; cheat or treat unfairly.   glaze   chisel   authenticate   hibernate   Half-n-half Clue   3. absorb and make uniform.   assimilate   authenticate   coagulate   camouflage   Half-n-half Clue   4. approach or tend to come together.   extrude   dissipate   dehydrate   converge   Half-n-half Clue   5. encode a message.   contaminate   coagulate   encipher   adulterate   Half-n-half Clue   6. slow down.   decelerate   defoliate   decant   extrude   Half-n-half Clue   7. waver or vary in an unstable way.   fluctuate   adulterate   cauterize   distill   Half-n-half Clue