1. REBUTTAL   unsuspected danger   response showing the contrary   religious devotion   agreement   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. PESSIMISM   stinginess   unsuspected danger   tendency to view life negatively   travesty   Half-n-half Clue   3. RECONCILIATION   former occupant of position   one who views positively   agreement   outcast   Half-n-half Clue   4. PARIAH   nearness   former occupant of position   outcast   one who views positively   Half-n-half Clue   5. OBLIVION   obscurity   success   former occupant of position   loner   Half-n-half Clue   6. PROXIMITY   animal preying on others   nearness   showy display   speaker   Half-n-half Clue   7. PREDILECTION   preference   former occupant of position   plenitude   tendency to view life negatively   Half-n-half Clue