| execrable |
of very poor quality; extremely inferior. [1/2 definitions] |
| favela |
in Brazil, a very poor area of a town characterized by shoddily-built housing. |
| folly |
use of poor judgment, or lack of common sense. [1/4 definitions] |
| gentrification |
the process by which buildings in decaying neighborhoods are bought and renovated by relatively wealthy people, thus causing the displacement and sometimes homelessness of poor people. |
| gentrify |
to restore or upgrade (a deteriorated neighborhood) by renovation of existing homes and the like, usu. resulting in the displacement of poor residents by more affluent ones. |
| goof |
(informal) to do (something) in a poor or foolish manner; fail at (often fol. by "up"). [1/4 definitions] |
| greaser |
(derogatory slang) a tough young man, usu. poor and white, who likes working on cars or motorcycles. [1/3 definitions] |
| handout |
a charitable offering of food, clothing, money, or the like to the poor or needy. [1/2 definitions] |
| hemeralopia |
a defect of the eyes in which sight is normal in a dim light, but extremely poor in a bright light; day blindness. |
| hero sandwich |
a large sandwich composed of fillings such as meats, vegetables, and cheeses between the halves of a long roll of bread, usu. Italian bread; submarine; poor boy. |
| hobo |
a poor and homeless wanderer who usually does odd jobs for a living but may also beg or scavenge. [1/2 definitions] |
| horror |
(informal) something thought to be ugly, or in poor taste. [1/5 definitions] |
| hospice |
a place of shelter or lodging for travelers, orphans, the poor, or the like, often administered by a religious order. [1/2 definitions] |
| hypostasis |
in medicine, the settling or concentration of blood or particles of blood, as in a test tube, or in a bodily organ because of poor circulation. [1/4 definitions] |
| ill-chosen |
selected using poor judgement. |
| imperceptive |
having poor perception or understanding. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. [1/2 definitions] |
| impoverished |
poor or caused to become poor; lacking in the essentials of life. |
| indict |
to accuse of or charge with poor conduct or wrongdoing. [1/2 definitions] |
| indigent |
without financial means to live; needy; poor. [1/2 definitions] |
| injudicious |
lacking in or poor in judgment; rash or unwise. |