1. REPUDIATE   shorten by cutting off   exonerate   disown   reject contemptuously   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. SQUANDER   spend wastefully   astound   waver   withdraw   Half-n-half Clue   3. STUPEFY   spend wastefully   exonerate   astound   subdue   Half-n-half Clue   4. SUSTAIN   keep alive   prosper   astound   support   Half-n-half Clue   5. VINDICATE   exonerate   abandon   withdraw   reduce in intensity   Half-n-half Clue   6. TRUNCATE   shorten by cutting off   slander   cancel   outdo   Half-n-half Clue   7. SUBSIDE   keep alive   condemn   wet thoroughly   reduce in intensity   Half-n-half Clue