1. PROXIMITY   nearness   former occupant of position   one who exploits for gain   occurrence or fact   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. RECLUSE   doer of good   success   loner   obscurity   Half-n-half Clue   3. OBLIVION   tendency to view life negatively   poverty   doer of good   obscurity   Half-n-half Clue   4. PREDATOR   animal preying on others   unsuspected danger   showy display   speaker   Half-n-half Clue   5. RANCOR   tendency to view life negatively   dilemma   outcast   bitterness   Half-n-half Clue   6. OSTENTATION   response showing the contrary   scarcity   agreement   showy display   Half-n-half Clue   7. PROSPERITY   outcast   success   agreement   religious devotion   Half-n-half Clue