Mercier

[ French mer-syey ]

/ French mɛrˈsyeɪ /

noun

Dé·si·ré Jo·seph

[dey-zee-rey zhaw-zef] /deɪ ziˈreɪ ʒɔˈzɛf/,1851–1926, Belgian cardinal and patriot.

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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 mercier

Mercier says she gave a blood sample last Monday but still has not received a confirmation yet.
‘It Was Like Hiroshima’: A Tour Through the Quebec Town Destroyed by a Runaway Train|Christine Pelisek|July 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As the gallery puts it, Mercier's works "imply that function is part of an aesthetical proposition."
This Bench Recycles Bad Carpet as Good Art|Blake Gopnik|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mercier just provides the two metal brackets, and it's up to their buyer to supply the rolls of carpet for seat and back.
This Bench Recycles Bad Carpet as Good Art|Blake Gopnik|June 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But what a translation of Mercier lacks is the vanity of style that those masters conjure up.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 26, 2012|Jimmy So|January 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Mercier replied that he did not believe that the North would declare war, and so it would be a step toward settlement.
Great Britain and the American Civil War|Ephraim Douglass Adams
Bacillus cuenoti Mercier, bactéroide de Periplaneta orientalis, à la morphologie d'une bactérie.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
Mercier's renewed efforts to start a movement toward mediation were then wholly personal.
Great Britain and the American Civil War|Ephraim Douglass Adams
Father Bertrand reseated himself at the table, and Mercier put back the chairs into their places.
Vayenne|Percy Brebner
The Kaiser's lieutenant does not listen to Cardinal Mercier's protests.
Through the Iron Bars|Emile Cammaerts

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