Assentation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Assentation \As`sen*ta"tion\, n. [L. assentatio. See {Assent},
     v.]
     Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or
     pretended concurrence.
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           Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade
           as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy
           debate disgust.                          --Ld.
                                                    Chesterfield.
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