1. EXECUTE   carry out   exculpate   belittle   ornament   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EMULATE   imitate   provide written evidence   obliterate   improve morally   Half-n-half Clue   3. EXTRICATE   scatter   disentangle   declare approval of   cause   Half-n-half Clue   4. EXEMPLIFY   serve as example   hasten the progress of   belittle   swell   Half-n-half Clue   5. EXPLOIT   serve as example   cause   use unfairly   obliterate   Half-n-half Clue   6. DOCUMENT   serve as example   cause   use words ambiguously   provide written evidence   Half-n-half Clue   7. ENGENDER   cause   disentangle   carry out   belittle   Half-n-half Clue