1. PROCRASTINATE   chatter childishly   laugh at   follow a winding course   postpone   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. MOLLIFY   preserve indefinitely   soothe the anger of   make less severe   disprove   Half-n-half Clue   3. MOCK   soothe the anger of   laugh at   postpone   correct   Half-n-half Clue   4. REBUFF   narrate   correct   reject ungraciously   blot out   Half-n-half Clue   5. NURTURE   desecrate   preserve indefinitely   nourish   blot out   Half-n-half Clue   6. RAZE   laugh at   exclude   confirm formally   tear down   Half-n-half Clue   7. PRECLUDE   exclude   blot out   soothe   make less severe   Half-n-half Clue