1. DEGRADATION   humiliation   meeting   wickedness   calmness   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. CAPRICIOUSNESS   guess   person falsely claiming expertise   propriety   unpredictability   Half-n-half Clue   3. CONJECTURE   guess   overused phrase   standard for judging   gullibility   Half-n-half Clue   4. CRITERION   standard for judging   gullibility   compulsion   false leader   Half-n-half Clue   5. CONFLAGRATION   great fire   gullibility   frankness   overused phrase   Half-n-half Clue   6. CHARLATAN   gullibility   great fire   mercy   person falsely claiming expertise   Half-n-half Clue   7. CONVICTION   readiness to obey   firm belief   restriction   courteous respect   Half-n-half Clue