Sunday, February 8, 2009

Word of the Week #1

Word: backlog (n.)
Definition: An accumulation of something, esp. uncompleted work or matters that need to be dealt with.
Sentence: It exhausted the allocation each of the last four years within six months as the money went to pay a backlog of claims.
Source: States struggle to fund crime compensation. www.msnbc.com
My Sentence: My procrastination led to many hours of working on a backlog of homework.

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