1. quota that makes part of a gathering.   contingent   anthropologist   amazon   crone   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. armed troops or band.   buffoon   constituent   cohorts   crone   Half-n-half Clue   3. person employed to deliver express messages.   courier   coterie   curator   charlatan   Half-n-half Clue   4. supporter or follower.   arbiter   apparition   debutante   adherent   Half-n-half Clue   5. coarse jester or clown.   buccaneer   buffoon   behemoth   acrophobe   Half-n-half Clue   6. person who does not believe in existence of God.   convert   atheist   constituent   coterie   Half-n-half Clue   7. officer in command of hundred soldiers in Roman army.   clique   centurion   cynosure   adversary   Half-n-half Clue