| A | B |
| brusque | rough and short in manner or speech; abrupt; curt |
| cordial | warm and friendly |
| dignity | a calm manner indicating self-respect and worthiness OR a sense of self-respect |
| hospitable | open and welcoming to guests |
| irksome | annoying; irritating |
| nicety | a small, often unimportant detail; a fine point OR an elegant detail or distinction; a refined feature or custom |
| propriety | the quality of being proper; appropriateness |
| refined | very polite or cultured |
| suave | sophisticated; smoothly agreeable and polite |
| tact | the ability to speak or act without offending others |