apple-polish \AP-ul-pah-lish\ - 1. to attempt to ingratiate oneself : toady 2. to curry favor with (as by flattery)
I'd have certainly recognized this word in context, but I'm not sure I have ever seen it used.
truckle \TRUCK-ul\ - to act in a subservient manner : submit
I've definitely encountered this synonym before, though perhaps wouldn't have recognized it as a stand-alone without context. And there was another related word that I looked up only for the purpose of determining pronunciation, of which I'm always unsure.
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