Sentence:  "I still don't get how your hair looks that good after all the chlorine" I say, recognizing that I sound a smidge <WSD>worshippy</WSD> and glad she doesn't take advantage of it. "You're way too down on yourself, she replies, glancing at me in the mirror. ..." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Displaying great deference or fawning; worshipful