1. SCRUTINIZE   shorten by cutting off   examine   waver   outdo   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. USURP   outdo   examine   assume power by force   support   Half-n-half Clue   3. SQUANDER   keep alive   shorten by cutting off   exonerate   spend wastefully   Half-n-half Clue   4. SATURATE   wet thoroughly   drive away   waver   examine   Half-n-half Clue   5. SANCTION   approve   withdraw   subdue   reject contemptuously   Half-n-half Clue   6. SPURN   support   cancel   condemn   reject contemptuously   Half-n-half Clue   7. STUPEFY   reject contemptuously   outdo   drive away   astound   Half-n-half Clue