antagonist-

a person actively opposed or hostile, adversary

surreptitious –

secretive, stealthy

condescending –

having or showing a feeling of superiority, patronizing

hackneyed –

overused, cliched

pretentious –

pompous, self-important

resilient –

quick to recover

arid –

extremely dry

conformist –

one who follows accepted behavior or established practices

emulate –

Follow an example, imitate

enervating –

tiring, weakening

reverence -

profound respect

tactful –

diplomatic, polite

lobbyist –

a person who persuades legislators

haughty –

arrogant, condescending

jubilation -

joy, exultation

procrastinate –

to delay unnecessarily