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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Make false and damaging statements about someone






2. The quality of being proper - appropriateness.






3. Warm and friendly.






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






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






6. Very cultured or polite






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






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






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






10. Open and welcoming to guests.






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






12. Annoying; irritating.






13. To impair the quality or effect of






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






15. Existing or being everywhere at the same time






16. Very flowery in style






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






18. Sophisticated; smoothly agreeable and polite.






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






20. Experienced in or inclined to war






21. Evenness of mind especially under stress






22. Having a huge appetite






23. To speak to someone






24. Marked by moderation as keeping or held within limits






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






26. A person who is rather smart






27. Annoying






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






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






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






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






32. Marked by or disposed to doing good






33. Very polite or cultured.






34. Welcoming to guests






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






36. An energetic attempt to achieve something