1. repel   BLANCH   ENHANCE   ALLURE   EXHUME   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. sobriety   CHIMERICAL   ENHANCE   BLITHE   CAROUSAL   Half-n-half Clue   3. cheerful   CARPING   BLEAK   CAROUSAL   CHIMERICAL   Half-n-half Clue   4. awkward   CARPING   BLITHE   DEBONAIR   BLANCH   Half-n-half Clue   5. slowness   EXECRATE   CHOLERIC   ALACRITY   BLEAK   Half-n-half Clue   6. darken   BLANCH   DEBONAIR   AGILITY   EXONERATE   Half-n-half Clue   7. regularity   CARPING   CHIMERICAL   ANOMALY   DIMINUTION   Half-n-half Clue