1. obscurity   PESSIMISM   OBLIVION   PREDATOR   ORATOR   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. loner   PROSPERITY   OPPORTUNIST   RECLUSE   PENURY   Half-n-half Clue   3. one who exploits for gain   PARIAH   OPPORTUNIST   RECONCILIATION   PROFUSION   Half-n-half Clue   4. dilemma   RANCOR   PREDILECTION   PREDECESSOR   QUANDARY   Half-n-half Clue   5. religious devotion   PROXIMITY   OPTIMIST   OBLIVION   PIETY   Half-n-half Clue   6. doer of good   OBLIVION   PREDECESSOR   PENURY   PHILANTHROPIST   Half-n-half Clue   7. one who views positively   OPTIMIST   OSTENTATION   PARIAH   PAUCITY   Half-n-half Clue