1. DIMINUTION   hindrance   principle or beliefs   mild substitute for blunt expression   decrease   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. ENNUI   intense feeling   discord   boredom   guile   Half-n-half Clue   3. EULOGY   expression of praise   guile   puzzle   hard work   Half-n-half Clue   4. DISCREPANCY   time during which thing lasts   disappearance   great difference   difference   Half-n-half Clue   5. DIGRESSION   departure from main subject   excessive enthusiasm   weakening   person easily tricked   Half-n-half Clue   6. EUPHEMISM   principle or beliefs   weakening   frustration   mild substitute for blunt expression   Half-n-half Clue   7. DILIGENCE   decrease   expressiveness   hard work   expression of praise   Half-n-half Clue