1. EXECUTE   use words ambiguously   obliterate   scatter   carry out   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EQUIVOCATE   improve morally   augment   use words ambiguously   exculpate   Half-n-half Clue   3. EXACERBATE   raise in rank   scatter   worsen   augment   Half-n-half Clue   4. EXEMPLIFY   disentangle   serve as example   glorify   swell   Half-n-half Clue   5. DISTEND   remove errors   ornament   swell   obliterate   Half-n-half Clue   6. EMEND   remove errors   throw light on   obliterate   scatter   Half-n-half Clue   7. EMULATE   raise in rank   ornament   swell   imitate   Half-n-half Clue