1. ENGENDER   cause   use unfairly   augment   ornament   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. EXPLOIT   serve as example   use unfairly   cause   scatter   Half-n-half Clue   3. EMULATE   imitate   exculpate   cause   ornament   Half-n-half Clue   4. ENDORSE   declare approval of   augment   carry out   use words ambiguously   Half-n-half Clue   5. DISPARAGE   ornament   augment   disagree   belittle   Half-n-half Clue   6. DISPERSE   worsen   glorify   scatter   augment   Half-n-half Clue   7. EQUIVOCATE   obliterate   use words ambiguously   improve morally   use unfairly   Half-n-half Clue