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At the dinner table

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Sentence 1 In this village it was ____ for the youngest guest to cut the first slice. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents traditional, habitual, usual

Sentence 2 The ____ host interrupted even the guests who agreed with him. (11 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents domineering, bossy, imperious

Sentence 3 She restored ____ by quietly passing the soup instead of answering the taunt. (7 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents propriety, good manners, dignity

Sentence 4 The waiter made a ____ exit despite the peas rolling after him. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents composed, stately, poised

Sentence 5 At the banquet, ____ called for waiting until everyone had been served. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents manners, protocol, social convention

Sentence 6 The manager chose to ____ the supervisor for mocking a new server. (9 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents rebuke, admonish, scold

Sentence 7 The ____ eight-year-old translated the menu for both of her parents. (10 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents advanced for her age, early-blooming, unusually mature

Sentence 8 Keeping the host's place card upright was a ____ our guest had never encountered. (6 letters)

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Synonyms and close equivalents fine point, subtlety, refinement