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Select the word that means lacking social grace.

What are good manners? Opinions can vary. In days gone by, ladies were warned that revealing to much ankle when lifting their long skirts were gauche. To this day etiquette books instruct readers on which utensils to use when eating which foods. But the basic principal behind good manners is courtesy: Stride to make other people feel comfortable.

• etiquette

• gauche

• courtesy

• principal

Select the word that means a state of resting.

Mary Cassatt was a nineteenth century American and painter and printmaker. She lived in France and was a member of the impressionist group of artists there. Cassatt's subjects, unlike the street scenes and crowds painted by many Impressionists, were primarily mothers and children in quiet moments of repose.

• repose

• printmaker

• artists

• painter

Select the word that means the right to vote.

The Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the Constitution extended suffrage to American aged eighteen to twenty-one. Advocates of the change argued that since eighteen-year olds were fighting in the military, they deserved to participate in the political process. Before that, only people aged twenty-one or older could cast ballots in the nation's elections.

• change

• argue

• suffrage

• process

Select the word that means an irresistible force.

In August 1965, the English band called the Beatles was a popular culture juggernaut. With four number-one albums and ever-increasing popularity, the band was on a roll. Beatlemania prevailed as the Beatles' two week American summer tour broke records, selling out every concert except one.

• jaggernaut

• popularity

• prevailed

• except

Select the word that means gave a false idea of.

Edith Piaf was a French singer born in 1915 who influenced many other singers, including Frank Sinatra. She stood just under five feet tall, but her tiny size belied the size of her voice. She sang huge, booming songs and is especially remembered for her recording of a song titled "Non je ne regrette rien," French for "No, I regret nothing."

• stood

• belied

• booming

• remembered