1. RELEGATE   preserve indefinitely   make a violent speech   retract a former statement   consign to inferior position   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. MOCK   make less severe   narrate   laugh at   make unclear   Half-n-half Clue   3. OBLITERATE   chatter childishly   arouse anger   desecrate   blot out   Half-n-half Clue   4. OBSCURE   make unclear   postpone   narrate   chatter childishly   Half-n-half Clue   5. PERPETUATE   wander without aim   make unclear   preserve indefinitely   make less severe   Half-n-half Clue   6. PLACATE   soothe   wander without aim   desecrate   make unclear   Half-n-half Clue   7. PRECLUDE   soothe   tear down   preserve indefinitely   exclude   Half-n-half Clue