1. OPPORTUNIST   success   one who exploits for gain   showy display   travesty   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. RANCOR   occurrence or fact   religious devotion   success   bitterness   Half-n-half Clue   3. OBLIVION   obscurity   loner   one opposed to war   success   Half-n-half Clue   4. PAUCITY   scarcity   former occupant of position   one opposed to war   showy display   Half-n-half Clue   5. PHENOMENON   dilemma   occurrence or fact   response showing the contrary   former occupant of position   Half-n-half Clue   6. PARIAH   plenitude   outcast   poverty   success   Half-n-half Clue   7. OPTIMIST   one who views positively   preference   plenitude   outcast   Half-n-half Clue