Pronunciation Challenge Why should you read "The Handmaid's Tale"? - Naomi R. Mercer

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The regime theoretically restricts everyone, but in practice a few men have structured Gilead so they have all the power, especially over women.

Key Vocabulary

1. regime

regime

[rəʒˈim] (n.)

dictator

[dɪkˈteɪtər] (n.)

dictatorship

[dɪkˈteɪtərˌʃɪp] (n.)

2. theoretically

theoretically

[ˌθiəˈrɛtɪkəli ] (adv.)

hypothetically

[ˌhaɪpəˈθɛtɪkli] (adv.)

theory

[ˈθɪri] (n.)

3. restrict

restrict

[riˈstrɪkt] (v.)

limit

[ˈlɪmət] (n.)

curtail

[kərˈteɪl] (v.)

curb

[kɜrb] (v.)

4. in practice