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Vocab ch. 8
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12th Grade
10/28/2008

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Lank
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lean; ungracefully tall; lanky
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svelte
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slender; lithe
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adulation
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excessive praise; flattery
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blandishment
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word or deed of mild flattery; allurement; enticement
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cajole
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persuade by wordw; wheedle; coax
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cajolery
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persuasion by flattery; wheeding; coaxing
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curry favor
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seek to gain favor by flatter
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fulsome
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offensive becausse of insincerity; repulsive; disgusting
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ingratiate
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work into favor
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lackey
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follower who carries out another's wishes like a servent; toady
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obsequious
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showing excessive willingness to serve; subservient; fawning
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sycophant
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parasitic flatterer; truckler
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truckle
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submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn make a doormat of oneself
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