1. decelerate   hide or disguise.   slow down.   cut with sharp-edged tool; cheat or treat unfairly.   absorb and make uniform.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. corrode   intercept light or surpass.   polish by friction or rub to make shiny.   collect into a mass.   eaten into or affected by chemical action.   Half-n-half Clue   3. erode   eat away or wear out.   pour off leaving sediment behind.   cause to shoot or sprout.   refine or purify.   Half-n-half Clue   4. decipher   break up or scatter.   remove foliage or leaves.   decode an encrypted message or make out.   absorb and make uniform.   Half-n-half Clue   5. burgeon   weaken or make slender.   grow bud or shoot.   combine or mix.   set fire to or kindle.   Half-n-half Clue   6. compound   calculate or reckon.   weaken or make slender.   go off in different directions.   combine or mix.   Half-n-half Clue   7. fabricate   thicken or change from fluid to solid state.   build or invent.   propel or force onward.   polish by friction or rub to make shiny.   Half-n-half Clue