M.O.I.

British.

Ministry of Information.

Ministry of the Interior.

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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 moi

Well, in any case, Tina and moi are now close personal friends and we adore each other.
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He thought it would be a natural fit for moi to play a fashion editor.
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At last Hugo raised his voice solemnly, and uttered the words: "Quant a moi, je crois en Dieu!"
Confessions of a Book-Lover|Maurice Francis Egan
Moi, zen connaiz-un, 130 francs, mais zi peux ti lavoir pour 95.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets|Francis Miltoun

Or, dans un des angles de cet difice il y a un salon que je veux dcrire, moi aussi, car il reparat bien souvent dans mes rves.
Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 2 of 2)|Frances Trollope
J'aime, moi, les situations nettes—je rien comprends pas d'autres.
The Awkward Age|Henry James
Moi, I can not to him go; and Marie, she write me she must leave Paris this day to her duties.
Roger Ingleton, Minor|Talbot Baines Reed

British Dictionary definitions for moi

MOI

abbreviation for

Ministry of Information (now superseded by COI)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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