1. RANT   make a violent speech   desecrate   preserve indefinitely   make unclear   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. PERPETUATE   preserve indefinitely   follow a winding course   negate   postpone   Half-n-half Clue   3. PROCRASTINATE   arouse anger   negate   retract a former statement   postpone   Half-n-half Clue   4. PRECLUDE   make less severe   make unclear   nourish   exclude   Half-n-half Clue   5. OBLITERATE   postpone   blot out   retract a former statement   reject ungraciously   Half-n-half Clue   6. REBUFF   desecrate   narrate   wander without aim   reject ungraciously   Half-n-half Clue   7. NULLIFY   narrate   retract a former statement   follow a winding course   negate   Half-n-half Clue