1. PRECLUDE   desecrate   exclude   reject ungraciously   narrate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. RAMBLE   disprove   reject ungraciously   chatter childishly   wander without aim   Half-n-half Clue   3. MOCK   wander without aim   narrate   confirm formally   laugh at   Half-n-half Clue   4. RECTIFY   exclude   correct   preserve indefinitely   narrate   Half-n-half Clue   5. RATIFY   make less severe   correct   confirm formally   soothe   Half-n-half Clue   6. RELEGATE   soothe the anger of   desecrate   follow a winding course   consign to inferior position   Half-n-half Clue   7. PROCRASTINATE   postpone   correct   soothe the anger of   disprove   Half-n-half Clue