1. total skeptic who believes nothing has true existence.   posterity   precursor   nihilist   magnate   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. one who takes advantage of times sacrificing principles.   braggart   opportunist   narcissist   pariah   Half-n-half Clue   3. counselor or advisor.   philanthropist   pedestrian   opportunist   mentor   Half-n-half Clue   4. royal ruler or king.   narcissist   quisling   monarch   monotheist   Half-n-half Clue   5. person who thinks and views things negatively.   pessimist   pacificist   protégé   nonentity   Half-n-half Clue   6. influential or powerful person.   quisling   pessimist   magnate   patriarch   Half-n-half Clue   7. forerunner or person proclaiming approach of another.   precursor   monomaniac   militant   shrew   Half-n-half Clue