1. grow bud or shoot.   embed   burgeon   assimilate   agglomerate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. squander or waste away.   attenuate   germinate   embed   dissipate   Half-n-half Clue   3. calculate or reckon.   dehydrate   decelerate   compute   granulate   Half-n-half Clue   4. spend winter sleeping.   camouflage   amalgamate   hibernate   galvanize   Half-n-half Clue   5. infect or pollute.   hibernate   distill   contaminate   dilute   Half-n-half Clue   6. decode an encrypted message or make out.   eclipse   disseminate   erode   decipher   Half-n-half Clue   7. spread or scatter (like seeds).   dehydrate   disseminate   impel   compound   Half-n-half Clue