Key learning points

1. 'Dilapidated' is an adjective which means run-down or shabby.
2. 'Palatial' is an adjective which means vast or splendid.
3. 'Immaculate' is an adjective which means perfect or spotless.
4. 'Cluttered', 'poky' and 'sparse' are other rich vocabulary associated with a house.

Keywords

• Noun - a naming word for people, places or things

• Adjective - a word that describes a noun

• Synonym - a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word

• Word pair - words that often appear together

Common misconception