27
bow(noun, verb, honor, respect, agree)
16
salaam(noun, verb, honor, respect, depression)
16
fawn(noun, verb, support, agree, yield)
15
curtsy(noun, verb, honor, respect, depression)
15
toady(verb, support, yield, hide, submit)
14
genuflect(verb, bow, comply, stoop, grovel)
13
truckle(verb, support, agree, yield, surrender)
12
bend(noun, verb, agree, lower, surrender)
12
grovel(verb, support, yield, surrender, charm)
11
nod(noun, verb, courtesy, inclination, bow)
11
scrape(verb, yield, submit, jolly, courtesy)
10
cringe(verb, support, agree, yield, surrender)
10
genuflection(noun, honor, respect, depression, courtesy)
10
obeisance(noun, respect, depression, courtesy, inclination)
9
apple-polish(verb, phrasal verb, support, yield, informal)
9
flatter(verb, draw, yield, charm, submit)
9
kneel(verb, get, yield, surrender, submit)
8
bootlick(verb, support, hide, flatter, recoil)
8
crawl(verb, yield, charm, submit, jolly)
7
cower(verb, yield, hide, submit, jolly)
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