Week 7 Flashcards by Erin O'Connell

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bereft

A

to be completely without something

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pittance

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a trivial sum of money

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insolvent

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unable to pay one’s debts

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liquidation

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selling of assets (often to pay debts)

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futile

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useless

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destitution

A

abject poverty

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NR reft

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robbed

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NR solv

A

solution

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penniless

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lacking any money

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barren

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unproductive; devoid of improvement

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dearth

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a scarcity

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supplicant

A

one seeking assistance

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alms

A

charity for the poor

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meager

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deficient in quantity or quality

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NR penni

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penny

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NR bar

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bare

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NR plic/plac

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plea

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piteous

A

evoking sympathy

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indigent

A

the condition of being needy

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scanty

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insufficient in quantity or quality

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pauper

A

a very poor person

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privation

A

the condition of doing without

Q

penury

A

extreme poverty

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NR piti

A

pity

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NR dige

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desire/consume

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NR priva

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necessary

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abject

A

the worst degree of a bad situation

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extortion

A

obtaining money or cooperation by threat

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parsimonious

A

to act in a stingy manner

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miserly

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characterized by cheapness

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paucity

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short supply

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mendicant

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beggar

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NR ject

A

throw

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NR tort

A

twist/squeeze

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NR pauca

A

few