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  • 11adulatory — adjective obsequiously complimentary they listened with flattering interest • Similar to: ↑flattering • Derivationally related forms: ↑adulate …

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  • 12self-adulatory — adj. * * * …

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  • 13self-adulatory — adj …

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  • 14Flattery — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Flattery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 flattery flattery adulation gloze Sgm: N 1 blandishment blandishment blandiloquence Sgm: N 1 cajolery cajolery Sgm: N 1 fawning fawning wheedling & …

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  • 15Smooth — (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having …

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  • 16Smoother — Smooth Smooth (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain… …

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  • 17Smoothest — Smooth Smooth (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain… …

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  • 18adulation — noun Etymology: Middle English adulacion, from Old French, from Latin adulation , adulatio, from adulari to fawn on (of dogs), flatter Date: 14th century excessive or slavish admiration or flattery • adulate transitive verb • adulator …

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  • 19Domitian — For other people named Domitian, see Domitian (disambiguation). Domitian 11th Emperor of the Roman Empire Bust of Domitian, Capitoline Museum, Rome …

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  • 20Jakob Abbadie — (1654? September 25, 1727 [http://www.evene.fr/tout/jacques abbadie] ), also known as Jacques or James Abbadie, Swiss Protestant divine and writer, was born at Nay in Béarn, France. He studied at Sedan, Saumur and Puylaurens, with such success… …

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