1. PLACATE   make less severe   soothe   correct   negate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. RECTIFY   correct   make unclear   consign to inferior position   make a violent speech   Half-n-half Clue   3. RECANT   narrate   tear down   nourish   retract a former statement   Half-n-half Clue   4. RECOUNT   narrate   reject ungraciously   soothe the anger of   make a violent speech   Half-n-half Clue   5. REFUTE   nourish   narrate   exclude   disprove   Half-n-half Clue   6. PERPETUATE   exclude   nourish   preserve indefinitely   reject ungraciously   Half-n-half Clue   7. NULLIFY   laugh at   nourish   correct   negate   Half-n-half Clue