1. SATURATE   weaken gradually   prosper   moderate   wet thoroughly   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. SQUANDER   spend wastefully   approve   slander   exonerate   Half-n-half Clue   3. VINDICATE   condemn   exonerate   moderate   weaken gradually   Half-n-half Clue   4. REPUDIATE   condemn   subdue   disown   respect   Half-n-half Clue   5. SURPASS   weaken gradually   approve   outdo   slander   Half-n-half Clue   6. SPURN   abandon   condemn   disown   reject contemptuously   Half-n-half Clue   7. VACILLATE   waver   prosper   keep alive   withdraw   Half-n-half Clue