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fawning(adjective, compliant, flattering, deferential)
7
groveling(adjective, compliant, flattering, deferential)
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bowing(noun, adjective, greeting, flattering)
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flattering(adjective, compliant, flattering, deferential)
4
cajoling(adjective, flattering)
4
curtsying(noun, adjective, greeting, servile)
4
genuflecting(adjective, servile, complying)
4
grovelling
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yielding(adjective, servile, complying)
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accepting
3
adulating(adjective, flattering)
3
cringing(adjective, compliant, flattering, deferential)
2
complying
2
cowering(adjective, flattering, sycophantic, praising)
2
crawling(adjective, flattering, sycophantic, praising)
2
glorifying(adjective, flattering)
2
idolizing(adjective, flattering)
2
saluting
2
scraping(adjective, flattering, sycophantic, praising)
2
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