1. RECLUSE   response showing the contrary   poverty   tendency to view life negatively   loner   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. PIETY   one who views positively   religious devotion   outcast   one opposed to war   Half-n-half Clue   3. PREDILECTION   loner   preference   response showing the contrary   showy display   Half-n-half Clue   4. PITFALL   rapid multiplication   unsuspected danger   stinginess   outcast   Half-n-half Clue   5. QUANDARY   dilemma   one opposed to war   animal preying on others   poverty   Half-n-half Clue   6. RECONCILIATION   animal preying on others   rapid multiplication   bitterness   agreement   Half-n-half Clue   7. PROXIMITY   former occupant of position   plenitude   tendency to view life negatively   nearness   Half-n-half Clue