1. DIMINUTION   great difference   decrease   sorrowful song   hard work   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. ENERVATION   weakening   great difference   disappearance   discord   Half-n-half Clue   3. ELABORATION   addition of details   person easily tricked   great difference   mild substitute for blunt expression   Half-n-half Clue   4. ENNUI   time during which thing lasts   boredom   addition of details   weakening   Half-n-half Clue   5. ELEGY   intense feeling   sorrowful song   person easily tricked   expression of praise   Half-n-half Clue   6. DIGRESSION   sorrowful song   departure from main subject   decrease   hard work   Half-n-half Clue   7. DUPE   person easily tricked   hard work   puzzle   intense feeling   Half-n-half Clue