1. PRECLUDE   preserve indefinitely   postpone   exclude   blot out   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. MEANDER   confirm formally   follow a winding course   disprove   negate   Half-n-half Clue   3. PLACATE   soothe   desecrate   arouse anger   postpone   Half-n-half Clue   4. MOLLIFY   soothe the anger of   negate   reject ungraciously   arouse anger   Half-n-half Clue   5. PROVOKE   arouse anger   confirm formally   soothe the anger of   negate   Half-n-half Clue   6. RAMBLE   nourish   laugh at   follow a winding course   wander without aim   Half-n-half Clue   7. RANT   make a violent speech   soothe   confirm formally   retract a former statement   Half-n-half Clue