| A | B |
|---|
| sycophant | a servile flatterer |
| obsequious | obedient or attentive to an excessive degree |
| blandishment | a flattering statement or action used to be gently persuasive |
| fulsome | complimentary or flattering to an excessive degree |
| fawn | give a servile degree of attention or flattery usually to gain favor |
| misogynist | a man who hates women |
| misandrist | a hater of men |
| ruse | a trick |
| guile | sly or cunning intelligence |
| clandestine | kept secret or done secretly |
| surreptitious | kept secret, especially since it would be disapproved of, stealthy |
| temporize | avoid taking action or making a decision in order to gain time, procrastinate |
| internecine | destructive to both sides of a conflict |
| hegemony | dominance of one country or group over another |
| ordnance | weapons, ammunition, artillery |
