1. EFFACE   imitate   throw light on   draw out response   obliterate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. ELUCIDATE   disagree   scatter   use words ambiguously   throw light on   Half-n-half Clue   3. ENDORSE   declare approval of   glorify   scatter   cause   Half-n-half Clue   4. EXACERBATE   improve morally   spread widely   worsen   throw light on   Half-n-half Clue   5. ENHANCE   swell   augment   exculpate   draw out response   Half-n-half Clue   6. EMBELLISH   exculpate   belittle   ornament   augment   Half-n-half Clue   7. EMULATE   disentangle   draw out response   imitate   use unfairly   Half-n-half Clue