Snyder

[ snahy-der ]

/ ˈsnaɪ dər /

noun

Gary,born 1930, U.S. poet and essayist.

a city in NW central Texas.

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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 snyder

I phoned Zack [Snyder] and said, “Well how much did you grow?”
Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Snyder remembered one more site in Hollister he urged me to visit.
Silicon Valley Mansions, Swallowed Alive|Geoff Manaugh|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But in 2013, Snyder signed a barely revised version of the emergency manager law—and then used it to take over Detroit.
The Republican Occupation of Detroit|Sally Kohn|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Snyder and Orr went ahead anyway, under the authority of the emergency management law.
The Republican Occupation of Detroit|Sally Kohn|July 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It is a good thing for Snyder that he has an NFL franchise and is not running a college athletic program.
The Native Americans Who Voted for ‘The Fighting Sioux’|Evan Weiner|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He bought a boat with money borrowed from Bill and Mr. Snyder.
The Life and Adventures of Ben Hogan, the Wickedest Man in the World|Benedict Hogan
The Chinese dolls interested him for a moment, but his heart was true to Snyder.
My Actor-Husband|Anonymous
When Snyder Appleby heard of it he was filled with jealous anger.
Cab and Caboose|Kirk Munroe
And Snyder viewed it with a look of comical sadness in the little mirror back of his bar.
The Universal Reciter|Various
He wondered if Mr. Snyder played to all these great men the same rôle—half the frank and bluff uncle, half the fairy-godmother.
A Great Man|Arnold Bennett

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