1. CONVICTION   courteous respect   evasively verbose expression   general agreement   firm belief   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. CLICHE   person falsely claiming expertise   guess   humiliation   overused phrase   Half-n-half Clue   3. CONGREGATION   guess   assembly of people   overused phrase   restriction   Half-n-half Clue   4. DEPRAVITY   wickedness   comradeship   guess   firm belief   Half-n-half Clue   5. CLEMENCY   standard for judging   propriety   mercy   compulsion   Half-n-half Clue   6. CREDULITY   compulsion   evasively verbose expression   gullibility   wickedness   Half-n-half Clue   7. CONFLAGRATION   courteous respect   comradeship   gullibility   great fire   Half-n-half Clue