1. REFUTE   reject ungraciously   disprove   make less severe   consign to inferior position   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. RAZE   desecrate   negate   laugh at   tear down   Half-n-half Clue   3. PRECLUDE   follow a winding course   exclude   wander without aim   preserve indefinitely   Half-n-half Clue   4. REBUFF   laugh at   chatter childishly   reject ungraciously   follow a winding course   Half-n-half Clue   5. MEANDER   consign to inferior position   negate   laugh at   follow a winding course   Half-n-half Clue   6. RELEGATE   consign to inferior position   desecrate   blot out   reject ungraciously   Half-n-half Clue   7. NURTURE   laugh at   consign to inferior position   chatter childishly   nourish   Half-n-half Clue