gross flattery
1Flavius Cresconius Corippus — was a late Roman epic poet of the 6th century, who flourished under East Roman Emperors Justinian I and Justin II. His major works are the epic poem Johannis and the panegyric In laudem Justini minoris . Corippus was probably the last important… …
2Corippus — For the bishop of Santiago de Compostela, see Cresconius of Santiago de Compostela. Flavius Cresconius Corippus was a late Roman epic poet of the 6th century, who flourished under East Roman Emperors Justinian I and Justin II. His major works are …
3sycophancy — n. Servility, obsequiousness, fawning, gross flattery, sycophantism …
4slav|er — slav|er1 «SLAY vuhr», noun. 1. a dealer in slaves. 2. a ship used in the slave trade. 3. = white slaver. (Cf. ↑white slaver) ╂[< slave + er1] slav|er2 «SLAV uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to let saliva run from the mouth; drool: » …
5The X-Files (film) — This article is about the 1998 film. For the 2008 film, see The X Files: I Want to Believe. The X Files Theatrical release poster Directed by R …
6Adulation — 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.… …
7Transformers (film) — Infobox Film name = Transformers caption = International poster director = Michael Bay writer = Roberto Orci Alex Kurtzman John Rogers (story) producer = Steven Spielberg (executive) Tom DeSanto Don Murphy starring = Shia LaBeouf Megan Fox Josh… …
8Vladimir Putin — This name uses Eastern Slavic naming customs; the patronymic is Vladimirovich and the family name is Putin. Vladimir Putin Владимир Путин …
9martial — martialism, n. martialist, n. martially, adv. martialness, n. /mahr sheuhl/, adj. 1. inclined or disposed to war; warlike: The ancient Romans were a martial people. 2. of, suitable for, or associated with war or the armed forces: martial music. 3 …
10Martial — /mahr sheuhl/, n. (Marcus Valerius Martialis)A.D. 43? 104?, Roman epigrammatist, born in Spain. * * * I Latin Marcus Valerius Martialis born с AD 38/41, Bilbilis, Hispania died с 103 Roman poet. Born in a Roman colony in what is now Spain,… …
