Week 7 Flashcards

1
Q

bereft

A

to be completely without something

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2
Q

pittance

A

a trivial sum of money

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3
Q

insolvent

A

unable to pay one’s debts

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4
Q

liquidation

A

selling of assets (often to pay debts)

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5
Q

futile

A

useless

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6
Q

destitution

A

abject poverty

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7
Q

NR reft

A

robbed

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8
Q

NR solv

A

solution

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9
Q

penniless

A

lacking any money

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10
Q

barren

A

unproductive; devoid of improvement

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11
Q

dearth

A

a scarcity

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12
Q

supplicant

A

one seeking assistance

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13
Q

alms

A

charity for the poor

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14
Q

meager

A

deficient in quantity or quality

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15
Q

NR penni

A

penny

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16
Q

NR bar

A

bare

17
Q

NR plic/plac

A

plea

18
Q

piteous

A

evoking sympathy

19
Q

indigent

A

the condition of being needy

20
Q

scanty

A

insufficient in quantity or quality

21
Q

pauper

A

a very poor person

22
Q

privation

A

the condition of doing without

23
Q

penury

A

extreme poverty

24
Q

NR piti

A

pity

25
Q

NR dige

A

desire/consume

26
Q

NR priva

A

necessary

27
Q

abject

A

the worst degree of a bad situation

28
Q

extortion

A

obtaining money or cooperation by threat

29
Q

parsimonious

A

to act in a stingy manner

30
Q

miserly

A

characterized by cheapness

31
Q

paucity

A

short supply

32
Q

mendicant

A

beggar

33
Q

NR ject

A

throw

34
Q

NR tort

A

twist/squeeze

35
Q

NR pauca

A

few