1. BELIE   contradict   pacify   work together   relieve   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. CENSURE   criticize   buttress   collect and arrange   ascribe   Half-n-half Clue   3. ASPIRE   applaud   satisfy desire   have an ambition   admit   Half-n-half Clue   4. ABRIDGE   delude   applaud   shorten   combine   Half-n-half Clue   5. BOLSTER   buttress   applaud   work together   combine   Half-n-half Clue   6. CAJOLE   coax   admit   alter slightly   have an ambition   Half-n-half Clue   7. COLLABORATE   subside   delude   satisfy desire   work together   Half-n-half Clue