1. PREDECESSOR   animal preying on others   former occupant of position   stinginess   occurrence or fact   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. PREDATOR   scarcity   animal preying on others   stinginess   one who exploits for gain   Half-n-half Clue   3. PREDILECTION   showy display   poverty   preference   nearness   Half-n-half Clue   4. PROFUSION   speaker   scarcity   nearness   plenitude   Half-n-half Clue   5. PHILANTHROPIST   tendency to view life negatively   former occupant of position   doer of good   plenitude   Half-n-half Clue   6. RECONCILIATION   doer of good   poverty   agreement   response showing the contrary   Half-n-half Clue   7. PARODY   rapid multiplication   travesty   one who views positively   preference   Half-n-half Clue