nem

[ nĕm ]

n.

A nutritional unit described as 1 gram of breast milk of specific nutritional components having a caloric value equivalent to 23 calorie.

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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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Words nearby nem

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Example sentences from the Web for nem

And the question being accordingly put, passed in the affirmative, nem.
Tea Leaves|Various
The house agreed to those resolutions and to that for giving credit to the banks, nem.
The Commercial Restraints of Ireland|John Hely Hutchinson
In the evening Langley and I held a council of war, wherein it was decided, nem.
Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXII No. 4, April 1848|Various
This amendment was so obviously proper, that the House concurred in it nem.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe

Of course everything ought to yield where a lady is concerned, and they all very properly agreed, nem.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52|Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe

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