1. The act of showing excessive admiration or servile devotion
adulation
NOUN
The act of showing excessive admiration or servile devotion

2. To surrender under agreed conditions
capitulate
VERB
To surrender under agreed conditions

3. censure NOUN -- strong or vehement expression of disapproval
VERB -- to criticize or blame in a harsh or vehement manner

4. having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.
cryptic
ADJECTIVE
having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

5. dissemble
VERB
to give a false or misleading appearance to; to conceal the truth or real nature of

6. amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous
droll
ADJECTIVE
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous

7. palpate
VERB
to examine by touch, esp. for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.

8. peremptory
ADJECTIVE
leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal usually without being explicitly mandatory

9. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.
pusillanimous
ADJECTIVE
lacking courage or resolution; cowardly; faint-hearted; timid.

10. surfeit
NOUN
excess; an excessive amount, especially an overindulgence in eating or drinking.