1. narrate   REBUFF   RECOUNT   PERPETUATE   REFUTE   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. preserve indefinitely   RAMBLE   PERPETUATE   MEANDER   NULLIFY   Half-n-half Clue   3. blot out   RECOUNT   OBLITERATE   PLACATE   PRECLUDE   Half-n-half Clue   4. nourish   NULLIFY   NURTURE   RECTIFY   PRATTLE   Half-n-half Clue   5. correct   RECTIFY   NURTURE   PROCRASTINATE   PRECLUDE   Half-n-half Clue   6. consign to inferior position   MOLLIFY   RATIFY   RELEGATE   REBUFF   Half-n-half Clue   7. tear down   PROVOKE   MOCK   RAZE   RECANT   Half-n-half Clue