1. build or invent.   granulate   eclipse   aggregate   fabricate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. squander or waste away.   attenuate   defoliate   dissipate   desiccate   Half-n-half Clue   3. waver or vary in an unstable way.   anneal   accelerate   emanate   fluctuate   Half-n-half Clue   4. collect together or unite.   galvanize   aggregate   diverge   generate   Half-n-half Clue   5. weaken or make slender.   disperse   coalesce   attenuate   distill   Half-n-half Clue   6. collect into a mass.   decelerate   erode   agglomerate   desiccate   Half-n-half Clue   7. stir up by shock or vitalize suddenly.   embed   environ   attenuate   galvanize   Half-n-half Clue