sycophancy (n.)

• adulation
• blandishment
• blarney
• bunkum
• cajolery
• calumny
• compliment
• defamation
• depreciation
• disparagement
• eyewash
• flattery
• grease
• handshaking
• incense
• ingratiation
• insinuation
• obeisance
• obsequiousness
• oil
• palaver
• parasitism
• praise
• prostration
• scandal
• slander
• soap
• truckling
• wheedling