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poor
Adjective
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Someone who is poor has little or no money.
He is very poor.
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Something that is poor is bad quality.
The painting was a poor job.
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You use poor before someone's name or a pronoun when you feel bad for that person.
Tom is all alone. Poor Tom!
Oh, poor you! I can't believe that happened.
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The poor are a group of people who have little or no money.
This work is to help the poor.
folk
Noun
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Folk are people.
Often, doctors have difficulty explaining things to ordinary folk like me.
Lots of folks are worried about their jobs.
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Your folks are your parents.
I'm not sure if I can get the car. I'll have to ask my folks.
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Folk music, dance, art, etc., is traditional and belongs to the ordinary people.
I remember reading about him in a collection of folk tales.
The children are learning Russian folk songs in school.