knowledge of the world and the ways or usages of polite society.
"Jonquil, accustomed to making her way with insolence, impertinence, intemperance, and impulsiveness, was not totally without insight and savoir-vivre. After a few close calls, she realized that to come out of Trajikistan alive, she would have to be both circumspect and discreet."
- Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Out of the Loud Hound of Darkness: A Dictionarrative
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