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a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage;
or: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
or: try to gain favor by cringing or flattering
- She knew that Princess Varvara had passed her whole life toadying on her rich relations, but that she should now be sponging on Vronsky, a man who was nothing to her, mortified Dolly on account of her kinship with her husband.Part Six (51% in)
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