6
crouched
5
groveling(verb, servility)
5
huddled
5
hunkered
4
obsequious(adjective, submissive, servility, groveling)
4
abject
4
crawling
4
crouch
4
fawning(verb, servility)
4
prostrate
3
cringing(verb, servility, servile)
3
beggarly
3
cowering
3
hunkered down(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb)
3
mealy-mouthed
3
servile
3
sniveling
3
sponging
3
squatting
2
bowing
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