1. PENURY   occurrence or fact   dilemma   poverty   one who exploits for gain   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. PAUCITY   speaker   religious devotion   scarcity   nearness   Half-n-half Clue   3. QUANDARY   travesty   preference   outcast   dilemma   Half-n-half Clue   4. RECONCILIATION   scarcity   tendency to view life negatively   agreement   outcast   Half-n-half Clue   5. PREDECESSOR   one who views positively   response showing the contrary   former occupant of position   showy display   Half-n-half Clue   6. PARSIMONY   stinginess   occurrence or fact   dilemma   one who views positively   Half-n-half Clue   7. PESSIMISM   tendency to view life negatively   former occupant of position   obscurity   scarcity   Half-n-half Clue