1. germinate   cause to shoot or sprout.   slow down.   weaken or make slender.   divide into two branches or fork.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. authenticate   establish validity or prove genuine.   go off in different directions.   polish by friction or rub to make shiny.   stir up by shock or vitalize suddenly.   Half-n-half Clue   3. emanate   grow bud or shoot.   combine or unite.   hinder or retard.   issue or originate from.   Half-n-half Clue   4. generate   calculate or reckon.   infect or pollute.   move faster or speed up.   produce or create.   Half-n-half Clue   5. assimilate   pour off leaving sediment behind.   decode an encrypted message or make out.   absorb and make uniform.   remove water from something.   Half-n-half Clue   6. attenuate   reduce the concentration or strength.   weaken or make slender.   combine together and form one.   collect together or unite.   Half-n-half Clue   7. bifurcate   weaken or make slender.   divide into two branches or fork.   stir up by shock or vitalize suddenly.   refine or purify.   Half-n-half Clue