1. ALLEVIATE   ascribe   collect and arrange   relieve   work together   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. ASPIRE   buttress   contradict   shorten   have an ambition   Half-n-half Clue   3. CAJOLE   coax   delude   gain possession of   collect and arrange   Half-n-half Clue   4. ABATE   shorten   applaud   subside   coax   Half-n-half Clue   5. ATTRIBUTE   combine   settle by making concessions   ascribe   satisfy desire   Half-n-half Clue   6. AGGREGATE   unite   delude   collect and arrange   admit   Half-n-half Clue   7. ASSUAGE   criticize   satisfy desire   ascribe   work together   Half-n-half Clue