Neal

[ neel ]

/ nil /

noun

a male given name.

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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 neal

Dr. Neal is a spine surgeon who made a trip to heaven while drowning in a kayak accident in South America.
Book Bag: Reading Your Way Out Of Grief|Anna Whiston-Donaldson|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of those is Neal Blue, the co-owner and CEO of General Atomics, the company that makes the Predator and Reaper drones.
Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies|William O’Connor|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Near him, a sketch of Neal Cassady, the original bus driver, watches the door.
On the Road With Kesey's (Drug-Free) Acid Test|Nina Strochlic|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady came through for the booze, and Cassady actually died in SMA in 1968.
The Second Life of San Miguel de Allende|Michele Willens|February 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

After he was drafted into the Army, Neal pressured Page to marry him.
‘Bettie Page Reveals All,’ A Close-Up Look at the Pinup Goddess and Sexual Icon|Marlow Stern|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There never was a greater souled or doughtier tailor than little Neal Malone.
Phelim O'toole's Courtship and Other Stories|William Carleton
Already James Hope's words were producing an effect on Neal's mind.
The Northern Iron|George A. Birmingham
One singular fact was noted by Teddy, and he called Neal's attention to it.
The Search for the Silver City|James Otis
But for Neal and Cynthia a new year and a new life were dawning, and for them the story had but just begun.
Harper's Round Table, October 29, 1895|Various
The lightning rods protecting the chromium, glass, and plastic home of Neal Cloud.
The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith

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