1. forerunner or person proclaiming approach of another.   peon   pessimist   pacificist   precursor   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. influential or powerful person.   paragon   shrew   pacificist   mogul   Half-n-half Clue   3. servile dependent or spoilt favorite.   minion   pedestrian   mountebank   braggart   Half-n-half Clue   4. person who is practical.   paramour   monomaniac   pragmatist   opthalmologist   Half-n-half Clue   5. total skeptic who believes nothing has true existence.   nihilist   mentor   braggart   minion   Half-n-half Clue   6. brilliant public speaker.   orator   polygamist   optometrist   neurologist   Half-n-half Clue   7. adherent of a party or cause.   pragmatist   partisan   narcissist   ornithologist   Half-n-half Clue