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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. Open and welcoming to guests.






2. To speak to someone






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






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






5. Marked by moderation as keeping or held within limits






6. Marked by or disposed to doing good






7. Sophisticated; smoothly agreeable and polite.






8. Annoying






9. The quality of being proper - appropriateness.






10. Very flowery in style






11. An energetic attempt to achieve something






12. Make false and damaging statements about someone






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






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






15. To impair the quality or effect of






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






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






18. Existing or being everywhere at the same time






19. Very polite or cultured.






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






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






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






23. Annoying; irritating.






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






25. Welcoming to guests






26. Experienced in or inclined to war






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






28. Very cultured or polite






29. A person who is rather smart






30. Evenness of mind especially under stress






31. Having a huge appetite






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






33. Warm and friendly.






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






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






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