stitch up

verb (tr, adverb)

to join or mend by means of stitches or sutures
slang
  1. to incriminate (someone) on a false charge by manufacturing evidence
  2. to betray, cheat, or defraud
slang to prearrange (something) in a clandestine manner

noun stitch-up

slang a matter that has been prearranged clandestinely

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"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 stitch up

stishie, stishovite, stitch, stitch abscess, stitch in time, a, stitch up, stitch wheel, stitchery, stitching, stitchwork, stitchwort
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