In Talbot county, Eastern Shore, Maryland, near Easton, the county town of that country, there is a small district of country, thily populated, and remarkable for nothing that I know of more than for the worn-out, sandy, deserts-like appearance of its soil, the general dilapidation of its farms and fences, the indigent and spiritless character of its inhabitants, and the prevalence of ague and fever. What does dilapidation mean ?
Correct answer: D. Neglect or decray
- A. Hunger or famine
- B. Decrease
- C. Derivation
- D. Neglect or decray
Explanation
Dilapidation means a state of decay or neglect, fitting the passage's description of deteriorating farms and fences. Hunger and decrease do not convey physical disrepair.
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