1. RAZE   retract a former statement   blot out   make less severe   tear down   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. MEANDER   retract a former statement   wander without aim   confirm formally   follow a winding course   Half-n-half Clue   3. PRECLUDE   exclude   chatter childishly   disprove   postpone   Half-n-half Clue   4. MOCK   laugh at   preserve indefinitely   chatter childishly   correct   Half-n-half Clue   5. RAMBLE   desecrate   exclude   make a violent speech   wander without aim   Half-n-half Clue   6. PROCRASTINATE   wander without aim   correct   make a violent speech   postpone   Half-n-half Clue   7. RANT   tear down   arouse anger   nourish   make a violent speech   Half-n-half Clue