word-perfect

US letter-perfect

adjective

correct in every detail

(of a speech, part in a play, etc) memorized perfectly

(of a speaker, actor, etc) knowing one's speech, role, etc, perfectly

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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 word-perfect

word wrap, word wrapping, word-blind, word-hoard, word-lore, word-perfect, wordage, wordbook, wordbreak, worde, wordie

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Example sentences from the Web for word-perfect

I suspect now that I had not taken enough pains to get word-perfect.
The Story of My Life|Ellen Terry
He would see them the first thing in the morning, and go over the lines with them and have them word-perfect by night.
May Iverson's Career|Elizabeth Jordan
For hours and hours every day the little fellows were drilled in the services till they were word-perfect.
Social Life in England Through the Centuries|H. R. Wilton Hall
He was always like this—word-perfect in his part, playing up faithfully to the mysteries and certitudes of his surroundings.
Tales of Unrest|Joseph Conrad

She thought and lived Scrooge, and as she had a good memory she was word-perfect before Eleanor had thought it possible.
Judy of York Hill|Ethel Hume Patterson Bennett

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