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21subservient — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. servile, submissive, obsequious, cringing, abject; subordinate, contributory, instrumental, subsidiary. See servility, instrumentality. Ant., controlling, in charge. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …
22servile — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. menial, beggarly, cringing; see humble 1 , 2 , obsequious . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [SUR vile] submissive or subservient, like a servant or slave. He smiled and nodded in the proper servile… …
23cringe — [krɪn(d)ʒ] verb (cringes, cringing, cringed) 1》 bend one s head and body in fear or apprehension or in a servile manner. 2》 experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust. noun an act of cringing. Derivatives cringer noun Origin ME cr …
24obsequious — adjective an elderly gentlemen surrounded by obsequious heirs Syn: servile, ingratiating, sycophantic, fawning, unctuous, oily, oleaginous, groveling, cringing, subservient, submissive, slavish; informal brown nosing, bootlicking, smarmy; vulgar… …
25cringe — /krɪndʒ / (say krinj) verb (i) (cringed, cringing) 1. to shrink, bend, or crouch, especially from fear or servility; cower. 2. to feel embarrassment or discomfort, as when confronted by inappropriate or distasteful social behaviour. 3. to fawn.… …
26cringe — ► VERB (cringing) 1) bend one s head and body in fear or in a servile manner. 2) have a sudden feeling of embarrassment or disgust. ► NOUN ▪ an act of cringing. ORIGIN from an Old English word meaning «bend, yield, fall in battle»; related to… …
27cringe — [krinj] vi. cringed, cringing [ME crengen (with nasalized vowel as in HINGE), caus. < OE cringan, to fall (in battle): for IE base see CRADLE] 1. to draw back, bend, crouch, etc., as when afraid; shrink from something dangerous or painful 2.… …
28abject — ab ject ([a^]b j[e^]kt), a. [L. abjectus, p. p. of abjicere to throw away; ab + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. Cast down; low lying. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] From the safe shore their floating carcasses And broken chariot wheels;… …
29Adulation — Ad u*la tion, n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr. adulari, adulatum, to flatter.] Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is merited. [1913 Webster] Think st thou the fiery fever will go out With titles blown from adulation? Shak.… …
30cowering — adj. characterized by or showing abject fear. [prenominal] Syn: craven, cringing(prenominal), fearful, recreant. [WordNet 1.5] …
