| adherent |
one who supports or follows a person, party, principle, or the like (usually followed by "of"). |
| amass |
to gather or accumulate for oneself. |
| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| fervent |
having or expressing warmth, depth, or intensity of feeling. |
| gregarious |
fond of socializing with others; sociable. |
| innumerable |
very many. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| mediate |
to act as an intermediary in (a dispute) or bring about (an agreement). |
| outstrip |
to exceed or surpass. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| preponderance |
superiority in amount, strength, significance, weight, or the like. |
| prescience |
knowledge of future occurrences; foreknowledge. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| vagrant |
one who lacks a permanent home and wanders from place to place; nomad; tramp. |