Gaffney

[ gaf-nee ]

/ ˈgæf ni /

noun

a city in N South Carolina.

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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?

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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 gaffney

Gaffney is well known for seeing the Muslim Brotherhood everywhere he looks.
The Heritage Hate Panel Features Two Leading Islamophobes|Dean Obeidallah|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gaffney claims that Norquist has been infiltrated by the Muslim Brotherhood.
The Heritage Hate Panel Features Two Leading Islamophobes|Dean Obeidallah|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“God help us if we have to go to war again,” Gaffney said during a special Veterans Day segment.
Fringe Factor: The U.N. Is Coming for Your Kids|Caitlin Dickson|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The more interesting answer is that Gaffney is continuing a feud with Norquist which stretches back to the early 2000s.
The Gaffney-Norquist Feud Resumed|Noah Kristula-Green|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Gaffney, a former Bachmann adviser, is a longtime font of conspiracy theories about Muslim Brotherhood infiltration.
Right-Wing Grassroots Rises to Defend Michele Bachmann Over Abedin|Michelle Goldberg|July 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Gaffney yelled out, "Here, fellows, let's give a good one for Regal and Mulvy."
A Boy Knight|Martin J. (Martin Jerome) Scott
Gaffney swung his arms like a wind mill, and worked his megaphone like a factory whistle, but it was all lost.
A Boy Knight|Martin J. (Martin Jerome) Scott
"You'll be a heap bigger man among the Indians than the agent can ever hope to be, lieutenant," said Gaffney, with an Irish grin.
Under Fire|Charles King
Leaving Gaffney to the duty of entertaining his guests, Davies went out to investigate.
Under Fire|Charles King
Too nervous to sit still, I got out and walked back to the main road, where the buildings of Gaffney's place could be seen.
Kitty's Conquest|Charles King

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