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101wormlike — adj 1. vermiform, vermicular, vermic ulate, worm shaped; sinuous, winding, tortuous; crawling, creeping, slithering, sneaking, worming. 2. groveling, servile, slavish, subservient; kowtowing, bowing, bending, crouching, stooping; cringing,… …
102yielding — adj 1. submissive, docile, tractable; compliant, obedient, manageable; amenable, complaisant, obliging, agreeable; timid, gentle, meek; deferential, subservient, obsequious, Archaic. sequacious, truckling. 2. flexible, pliable, pliant, limber,… …
103servile — /ˈsɜvaɪl / (say servuyl) adjective 1. obsequious: servile flatterers. 2. of or relating to slaves; proper to or customary for slaves; characteristic of a slave; abject: servile obedience. 3. slavishly exact; without originality. 4. being in… …
104truckle — I. /ˈtrʌkəl / (say trukuhl) phrase (truckled, truckling) truckle to, to submit to or yield to obsequiously or tamely. {special use of obsolete truckle (verb) sleep on truckle bed} –truckler, noun II. /ˈtrʌkəl / (say trukuhl) noun 1. → pulley. 2.… …
105flattery — [n] false praise, compliments adulation, applause, approbation, blandishment, blarney*, bootlicking*, cajolery, commendation, encomium, eulogy, eyewash*, fawning*, flattering, flummery, fulsomeness, gallantry, gratification, hokum*, honeyed words …
106truckle — [truk′əl] n. [ME trocle < L trochlea, pulley, roller: see TROCHLEA] short for TRUCKLE BED vi. truckled, truckling [< TRUCKLE (BED): with reference to its low position] to be servile; cringe, submit, toady, etc.: usually with to …
107bootlick — verb try to gain favor by cringing or flattering He is always kowtowing to his boss • Syn: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle, ↑kowtow, ↑kotow, ↑suck up • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
108kotow — var. of KOWTOW. * * * I noun a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission • Syn: ↑kowtow • Derivationally related forms: ↑kowtow (for: ↑kowtow) • …
109suck up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically (Freq. 1) The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑sop up, ↑ …
110sub|ser´vi|ent|ly — sub|ser|vi|ent «suhb SUR vee uhnt», adjective. 1. slavishly polite and obedient; tamely submissive; servile: »The lawyers had been subservient beyond all other classes to the Crown (John R. Green). SYNONYM(S): obsequious, truckling. 2. useful as… …
