1. EXALT   raise in rank   draw out response   swell   remove errors   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EMBELLISH   ornament   augment   swell   remove errors   Half-n-half Clue   3. EFFACE   ornament   obliterate   imitate   use words ambiguously   Half-n-half Clue   4. DISPARAGE   belittle   use words ambiguously   raise in rank   obliterate   Half-n-half Clue   5. EXONERATE   exculpate   disentangle   declare approval of   swell   Half-n-half Clue   6. ENDORSE   serve as example   provide written evidence   improve morally   declare approval of   Half-n-half Clue   7. DISPERSE   carry out   disentangle   scatter   draw out response   Half-n-half Clue