1. RAZE   soothe the anger of   tear down   preserve indefinitely   narrate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. MOCK   tear down   laugh at   disprove   negate   Half-n-half Clue   3. OBLITERATE   consign to inferior position   soothe the anger of   postpone   blot out   Half-n-half Clue   4. REFUTE   arouse anger   postpone   disprove   reject ungraciously   Half-n-half Clue   5. RELEGATE   negate   consign to inferior position   arouse anger   retract a former statement   Half-n-half Clue   6. NULLIFY   make a violent speech   exclude   negate   tear down   Half-n-half Clue   7. PLACATE   blot out   make less severe   preserve indefinitely   soothe   Half-n-half Clue