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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulation | excessive praise, flattery |
| blandishment | word or deed of mild flattery, allurement, enticement |
| cajole | persuade by pleasant words, wheedle, coax |
| cajolery | persuasion by flattery, wheedling, coaxing |
| curry favor | seek to gain favor by flattery |
| fulsome | offensive because of insincerity, repulsive, disgusting |
| ingratiate | work (oneself) into favor |
| lackey | follower who carries out another's wishes like a servant, toady |
| obsequious | showing excessive willingness to serve, subservient, fawning |
| sycophant | parasitic flatterer, truckler |
| truckle | submit in a subservient manner to a superior, fawn, make a doormat of oneself |
| Terms | 11 |
| Creator | mrsclevelandnhs |
| Created | February 26, 2009 |
| Group | Tri12009 |
| Subject | vocabulary for the college bound student |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |