1. PREDILECTION   agreement   bitterness   one who views positively   preference   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. PITFALL   stinginess   religious devotion   showy display   unsuspected danger   Half-n-half Clue   3. OPTIMIST   plenitude   tendency to view life negatively   animal preying on others   one who views positively   Half-n-half Clue   4. QUANDARY   unsuspected danger   former occupant of position   dilemma   rapid multiplication   Half-n-half Clue   5. PHILANTHROPIST   agreement   response showing the contrary   doer of good   success   Half-n-half Clue   6. PROLIFERATION   poverty   religious devotion   rapid multiplication   preference   Half-n-half Clue   7. ORATOR   one who exploits for gain   tendency to view life negatively   speaker   animal preying on others   Half-n-half Clue