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  • 41Knee-crooking — Knee crook ing, a. Obsequious; fawning; cringing. Knee crooking knave. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 42Obsequious — Ob*se qui*ous, a. [L. obsequiosus, fr. obsequium compliance, fr. obsequi, fr. obsequi: cf. F. obs[ e]quieux, See {Obsequent}, and cf. {Obsequy}.] 1. Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of… …

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  • 43Servile — Serv ile, a. [L. servile, fr. servus a servant or slave: cf. F. servile. See {Serve}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing;… …

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  • 44Spaniel — Span iel, n. [OF. espagneul, F. [ e]pagneul, espagnol Spanish, Sp. espa[ n]nol, fr. Espa[ n]a Spain, from L. Hispania.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually strongly… …

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  • 45Spaniel — Span iel, a. Cringing; fawning. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 46subservient — adjective Etymology: Latin subservient , subserviens, present participle of subservire Date: circa 1626 1. useful in an inferior capacity ; subordinate 2. serving to promote some end 3. obsequiously submissive ; truckling • subserviently adverb …

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  • 47Fear — For other uses, see Fear (disambiguation). A scared child shows fear in an uncertain environment. Fear is a distressing negative sensation induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific… …

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  • 48Sam & Max — Infobox comics character character name = Sam Max imagesize = 250 converted = y caption = Front cover of The collected Sam Max: Surfin The Highway publisher = debut = 1987 creators = Steve Purcell alter ego = full name = species = homeworld =… …

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  • 49Frog — For other uses, see Frog (disambiguation). Frogs Temporal range: Triassic–present …

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  • 50William Hogarth — Infobox Person name= William Hogarth image size=220px caption= William Hogarth, self portrait, 1745 birth date= birth date|1697|11|10|df=y birth place= London, England, Great Britain death date= death date and age|1764|10|26|1697|11|10|df=y death …

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