1. TEMPER   prosper   approve   moderate   slander   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. SUPPRESS   approve   subdue   prosper   cancel   Half-n-half Clue   3. VACILLATE   outdo   cancel   waver   assume power by force   Half-n-half Clue   4. SQUANDER   prosper   reduce in intensity   spend wastefully   respect   Half-n-half Clue   5. REPEL   waver   drive away   support   spend wastefully   Half-n-half Clue   6. THRIVE   reject contemptuously   disown   prosper   abandon   Half-n-half Clue   7. SUBSTANTIATE   waver   weaken gradually   cancel   support   Half-n-half Clue