1. COMPOSURE   calmness   firm belief   propriety   courteous respect   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. DEGRADATION   humiliation   unpredictability   follower of rules   gullibility   Half-n-half Clue   3. CONSTRAINT   firm belief   restriction   evasively verbose expression   propriety   Half-n-half Clue   4. DEFERENCE   calmness   courteous respect   firm belief   person falsely claiming expertise   Half-n-half Clue   5. CONJECTURE   restriction   propriety   guess   humiliation   Half-n-half Clue   6. CIRCUMLOCUTION   propriety   false leader   standard for judging   evasively verbose expression   Half-n-half Clue   7. COMPLIANCE   mercy   restriction   compulsion   readiness to obey   Half-n-half Clue