4
discretion(noun, taste, care, class, judgment)
4
discrimination(noun, taste, ability, care, class)
4
finesse(noun, taste, care, class, judgment)
4
formalities(noun, polite, conduct, consideration, courtesy)
4
good breeding(noun, expression, idiom, favor, respect)
4
kindness(noun, favor, respect, taste, ability)
4
punctilio(noun, fashion, decency, dignity, modesty)
4
respectability(noun, refinement, decency, elegance, sophistication)
4
savoir faire(noun, expression, idiom, fashion, delicacy)
4
seemliness(noun, form, custom, decency, dignity)
4
sensitivity(noun, care, judgment, consideration, appreciation)
3
acumen(noun, taste, care, class, judgment)
3
acuteness(noun, taste, care, class, judgment)
3
amenities(noun, favor, respect, kindness, polite)
3
amity(noun, person, feelings)
3
appropriateness(noun, dignity, modesty, propriety, decorum)
3
benevolence(noun, person, feelings)
3
benignity(noun, person, feelings)
3
camaraderie(noun, person, feelings)
3
cheerfulness(noun, person, feelings)
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