1. advocate of abolishing authority   ATROPHY   AFFIRMATION   ANARCHIST   BREVITY   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. short story   ARROGANCE   AVIARY   ARTISAN   ANECDOTE   Half-n-half Clue   3. wasting away   ATROPHY   AMBIVALENCE   ARTISAN   ACCOLADE   Half-n-half Clue   4. greed   ABSTINENCE   ANOMALY   APPREHENSION   AVARICE   Half-n-half Clue   5. admiration   ADULATION   ACCOLADE   ANTIDOTE   AVARICE   Half-n-half Clue   6. briefness   AVIARY   AVERSION   BREVITY   ADVERSITY   Half-n-half Clue   7. craftsperson   ABSTINENCE   ARTISAN   AMBIVALENCE   ANECDOTE   Half-n-half Clue