twenty-five

[ twen-tee-fahyv, twuhn- ]

/ ˈtwɛn tiˈfaɪv, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

a cardinal number, 20 plus 5.

a symbol for this number, as 25 or XXV.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 25 in number.

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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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Words nearby twenty-five

twenty-eighth, twenty-fifth, twenty-fifth amendment, twenty-first, twenty-first amendment, twenty-five, twenty-four, twenty-four-seven, twenty-fourmo, twenty-fourth, twenty-fourth amendment

Example sentences from the Web for twenty-five

Twenty-five more for-profits are on well on their way to doing the same thing.
The 26 Next Hobby Lobbys|Abby Haglage|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Twenty-five years ago, Democrats faced the same challenges in reverse.
To Make Their Victory Durable, the GOP Must Fix the Minimum Wage|Dmitri Mehlhorn|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was twenty-five and in peak physical condition when he went in, but a flabby thirty when he came out.
Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life|Paul Hemphill|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She looks at you and then points to a rickety wooden boat about twenty-five meters from where you stand.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Twenty-five years ago, people thought Dustin Diamond was cute.
'Saved by the Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Doesn't Want to Be a Jerk Anymore|Kevin Fallon|August 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When the operator has composed twenty or twenty-five of these slugs, his take is completed.
News Writing|M. Lyle Spencer
Those from eighteen to twenty-five it puts down as extra hazardous.
The American Joe Miller|Various
We charge twenty-five cents for lookin at the landlord and fifty cents for speakin to him.
The Complete Works of Artemus Ward|Charles Farrar Browne (AKA Artemus Ward)
Twenty-five miles a day is enough, and is more than you will care to make if most of it has to be paddled.
Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895|Various
"On right sections;—to twenty-five yards, extend intervals;—" he shouted.
With Sully into the Sioux Land|Joseph Mills Hanson

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