7
cajoling(verb, adjective, flattering, ingratiating, sugarcoated)
7
kowtowing(verb, adjective, compliant, flattering, deferential)
7
obsequiousness(noun, stroke, reserve, flattery, commendation)
7
submissive(adjective, mean, miserable, inferior, wretched)
7
truckling(noun, adjective, stroke, flattery, commendation)
7
wheedling(noun, adjective, praise, charm, nonsense)
6
brown-nosing(noun, adjective)
6
complimentary(adjective, kind, flattering, admiring)
6
fulsome(adjective, sickening)
6
menial(adjective, inferior, boring, compliant, submissive)
6
oily(adjective, servility)
6
servility(noun, stroke, reserve, flattery, commendation)
6
slimy
5
apple-polishing(noun, adjective)
5
ass-kissing(noun, adjective)
5
boot-licking(noun, adjective)
5
crawling(noun, verb, adjective, flattering, sycophantic)
5
mean(adjective, inferior, boring, tedious, compliant)
4
adulating(verb, adjective, flattering)
4
ass-licking(noun, adjective)
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