1. agglomerate   sear with caustic or hot iron to prevent infection.   propel or force onward.   collect into a mass.   build or invent.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. generate   refine or purify.   force or thrust out.   produce or create.   eat away or wear out.   Half-n-half Clue   3. impede   hinder or retard.   stir up by shock or vitalize suddenly.   propel or force onward.   calculate or reckon.   Half-n-half Clue   4. glaze   grow bud or shoot.   make impure by mixing with baser ingredients.   cover with shiny glassy substance.   eat away or wear out.   Half-n-half Clue   5. extrude   force or thrust out.   form into grains.   absorb and make uniform.   produce or create.   Half-n-half Clue   6. converge   propel or force onward.   approach or tend to come together.   weaken or make slender.   surround or enclose.   Half-n-half Clue   7. desiccate   combine together and form one.   increase toughness by gradual heat reduction.   combine or mix.   dry up by removing moisture.   Half-n-half Clue