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Etiquette Vocab

Instructions:
  • Answer 36 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Sophisticated; smoothly agreeable and polite.






2. Make false and damaging statements about someone






3. Open and welcoming to guests.






4. Rough and short in manner or speech; abrupt.






5. Having a huge appetite






6. The quality of being proper - appropriateness.






7. An energetic attempt to achieve something






8. Warm and friendly.






9. Evenness of mind especially under stress






10. A small - often unimportant detail; a fine detail.






11. Very cultured or polite






12. Welcoming to guests






13. A condition of disorientation affecting someone who is suddenly exposed to an unfamiliar culture or way of life or set of attitudes






14. A state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss






15. Marked by or disposed to doing good






16. Annoying






17. To alter by acculturation; acclimated - adapted to a culture






18. A person who is rather smart






19. A person responsible for receiving payments for goods and services (as in a shop or restaurant)






20. The ability to speak or act without offending others.






21. To impair the quality or effect of






22. A calm manner indicating self-respect and worthiness.






23. A man who acts with deliberate disregard for another's feelings or rights






24. Experienced in or inclined to war






25. Something that conduces to comfort - convenience - or enjoyment






26. Very flowery in style






27. Annoying; irritating.






28. Marked by lack of steadfastness - constancy - or stability






29. Existing or being everywhere at the same time






30. To change a situation or change the order of things so that it becomes the opposite






31. A command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action






32. Capable of being understood in two or more possible senses or ways






33. Limit something that prevents people from doing what they want to do






34. Very polite or cultured.






35. Marked by moderation as keeping or held within limits






36. To speak to someone