1. contaminate   break up or scatter.   encode a message.   force or thrust out.   infect or pollute.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. aggregate   squander or waste away.   reduce the concentration or strength.   slow down.   collect together or unite.   Half-n-half Clue   3. decipher   spend winter sleeping.   absorb and make uniform.   slow down.   decode an encrypted message or make out.   Half-n-half Clue   4. generate   weaken or make slender.   produce or create.   cut with sharp-edged tool; cheat or treat unfairly.   propel or force onward.   Half-n-half Clue   5. hibernate   calculate or reckon.   spend winter sleeping.   cover with shiny glassy substance.   refine or purify.   Half-n-half Clue   6. dehydrate   decode an encrypted message or make out.   combine together and form one.   weaken or make slender.   remove water from something.   Half-n-half Clue   7. coalesce   break up or scatter.   polish by friction or rub to make shiny.   grow bud or shoot.   combine together and form one.   Half-n-half Clue