1. make unclear   RAMBLE   RAZE   PRATTLE   OBSCURE   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. preserve indefinitely   PERPETUATE   RAMBLE   REFUTE   RECTIFY   Half-n-half Clue   3. make less severe   PROCRASTINATE   MITIGATE   RECTIFY   PRATTLE   Half-n-half Clue   4. reject ungraciously   REBUFF   OBLITERATE   RECANT   NULLIFY   Half-n-half Clue   5. postpone   PROCRASTINATE   RANT   PROFANE   RECTIFY   Half-n-half Clue   6. disprove   REFUTE   RAMBLE   RELEGATE   PROCRASTINATE   Half-n-half Clue   7. follow a winding course   RECTIFY   RECOUNT   MEANDER   NULLIFY   Half-n-half Clue