1. forebears   ancestors.   class of persons next below nobility.   person who acts as a go between.   deserter of party or principles.   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. egoist   irritating person; cattle-biting fly.   person who is excessively selfish.   person with morbid tendency to steal.   one who studies relation between organisms and environment.   Half-n-half Clue   3. herpetologist   one who devotes himself to religion or cause.   person who studies reptiles.   refugee or exile.   gang or troop of nomads.   Half-n-half Clue   4. fugitive   strict disciplinarian.   clumsy or rough-mannered person.   refugee or exile.   debauched or licentious person.   Half-n-half Clue   5. gynaecologist   person who studies the nature of knowledge.   amateur or person who superficially pursues fine arts.   one who turns one's thoughts inwards.   doctor specializing in women's ailments.   Half-n-half Clue   6. ethnologist   lewd and sexually aggressive male.   handyman or servant employed to do all types of work.   person guilty of setting fire to property.   person who studies human races.   Half-n-half Clue   7. dipsomaniac   person with morbid tendency to drink alcohol.   person who compiles dictionaries.   person on horseback.   one who intrudes into others' affairs (for profit).   Half-n-half Clue