1. SURPASS   outdo   spend wastefully   reject contemptuously   astound   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. VENERATE   assume power by force   disown   respect   slander   Half-n-half Clue   3. SUSTAIN   examine   astound   cancel   keep alive   Half-n-half Clue   4. REPUDIATE   waver   approve   moderate   disown   Half-n-half Clue   5. VILIFY   slander   prosper   condemn   withdraw   Half-n-half Clue   6. TEMPER   respect   moderate   cancel   examine   Half-n-half Clue   7. SATURATE   drive away   wet thoroughly   reduce in intensity   abandon   Half-n-half Clue