Flattery And Insincerity Vocabulary

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

adjective a word naming an attribute of a noun

adverb a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• The salesperson tried to lay it on thick with exaggerated claims about the product's benefits.
• He always lays it on thick when telling stories to make them more interesting.
• She really laid it on thick when trying to get out of doing her chores.
• The actor laid it on thick with his emotional performance, bringing the audience to tears.