1. DETERRENT   hindrance   disappearance   discord   hard work   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. ELABORATION   person easily tricked   decrease   addition of details   puzzle   Half-n-half Clue   3. ENNUI   sorrowful song   frustration   difference   boredom   Half-n-half Clue   4. EUPHEMISM   mild substitute for blunt expression   addition of details   expression of praise   guile   Half-n-half Clue   5. ENIGMA   person easily tricked   puzzle   excessive enthusiasm   sorrowful song   Half-n-half Clue   6. ELOQUENCE   weakening   hindrance   hard work   expressiveness   Half-n-half Clue   7. DISSONANCE   guile   discord   person easily tricked   frustration   Half-n-half Clue