1. principle or beliefs   DOCTRINE   ENERVATION   EUPHEMISM   ELEGY   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. person easily tricked   DUPE   EMPATHY   ENNUI   DISPARITY   Half-n-half Clue   3. expression of praise   ENIGMA   DISCREPANCY   ELEGY   EULOGY   Half-n-half Clue   4. mild substitute for blunt expression   EXASPERATION   DIGRESSION   EUPHEMISM   ENNUI   Half-n-half Clue   5. guile   DUPLICITY   DURATION   EULOGY   EXCERPT   Half-n-half Clue   6. excessive enthusiasm   FANATICISM   DUPE   DILIGENCE   EXCERPT   Half-n-half Clue   7. discord   DISSONANCE   DIGRESSION   DUPLICITY   EXASPERATION   Half-n-half Clue