Monday, September 19, 2011

Word of the Week #3

DILAPIDATED

The article, “Behind the Poverty Numbers: Real Lives, Real Pain”, by David Crary from Associated Press used this word to describe those living in poverty today

There's Bill Ricker, a 74-year-old former repairman and pastor whose home is a dilapidated trailer in rural Maine.”

di·lap·i·dat·ed adjective In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.

The photographs of Hurricane Irene showed the dilapidated homes and towns left behind.

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