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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. A person who is rather smart






2. Open and welcoming to guests.






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






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






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






6. Welcoming to guests






7. Very cultured or polite






8. Evenness of mind especially under stress






9. Marked by or disposed to doing good






10. Warm and friendly.






11. Annoying






12. Marked by moderation as keeping or held within limits






13. To speak to someone






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






15. Having a huge appetite






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






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






18. Sophisticated; smoothly agreeable and polite.






19. An energetic attempt to achieve something






20. Experienced in or inclined to war






21. Make false and damaging statements about someone






22. Very flowery in style






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






24. The quality of being proper - appropriateness.






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






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






27. Very polite or cultured.






28. To impair the quality or effect of






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






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






31. Annoying; irritating.






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






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






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






35. Existing or being everywhere at the same time






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