alap

/ (əˈlɑːp) /

noun

Indian vocal music without words

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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Example sentences from the Web for alap

  • He next visited Alap, but the young women of that pueblo were sickly; so he came on to Tulubin.

    The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks