1. dehydrate   hide or disguise.   remove water from something.   cover with shiny glassy substance.   calculate or reckon.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. disperse   propel or force onward.   combine or mix.   break up or scatter.   place in surrounding mass.   Half-n-half Clue   3. aggregate   approach or tend to come together.   combine or mix.   spend winter sleeping.   collect together or unite.   Half-n-half Clue   4. coagulate   thicken or change from fluid to solid state.   spread or scatter (like seeds).   decode an encrypted message or make out.   absorb and make uniform.   Half-n-half Clue   5. chisel   spend winter sleeping.   pour off leaving sediment behind.   intercept light or surpass.   cut with sharp-edged tool; cheat or treat unfairly.   Half-n-half Clue   6. fluctuate   cause to shoot or sprout.   force or thrust out.   waver or vary in an unstable way.   absorb and make uniform.   Half-n-half Clue   7. bifurcate   divide into two branches or fork.   surround or enclose.   slow down.   infect or pollute.   Half-n-half Clue