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To: DRBES who wrote (69717)	8/24/1999 1:55:00 PM
From: Tony Viola	Respond to of 1573822

DRBES, re: "obsequious sycophants" Congratulations...I am so happy that some of the iNTELagentsia on this thread are trying to absorb my guide to a better vocabulary. You only slightly misemployed only one of the difficult (for you) words. Oh, which one? They both seem like Jerry-follower descriptors to me. obúseúquiúous Pronunciation: &b-'sE-kwE-&s, „b- Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, compliant, from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply, from ob- toward + sequi to follow -- more at OB-, SUE Date: 15th century : marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness synonym see SUBSERVIENT syúcoúphant Pronunciation: -f&nt also -"fant Function: noun Etymology: Latin sycophanta slanderer, swindler, from Greek sykophantEs slanderer, from sykon fig + phainein to show -- more at FANCY Date: 1575 : a servile self-seeking flatterer synonym see PARASITE