week 7 poverty

abjection – He lived in abjection after losing everything.

poor state of living

alms – The poor survived on alms from others.

charity for the poor

barren – The land was barren and unusable.

unproductive; devoid of improvement

bereft – She was bereft of family and support.

to cut off from

dearth – There was a dearth of food.

a scarcity; shortage

destitution – The war caused widespread destitution.

the condition of being needy; needness

extortion – The gang used extortion to get money.

obtaining money or cooperation by threat; blackmailing

futile – His efforts were futile.

useless

indigent – The indigent man needed help.

a very poor person

insolvent – The company became insolvent.

unable to pay one’s debts; bankrupt

liquidation – The business entered liquidation.

selling of assets (often to pay debts); filtering

meager – They lived on a meager income.

insufficient in quantity or quality

mendicant – A mendicant begged on the street.

beggar

miserly – He was miserly with money.

stingy

parsimonious – Her parsimonious habits saved money.

characterized by cheapness; penny pinching

paucity – There was a paucity of resources.

a short supply

pauper – The pauper owned nothing.

a very poor person

penniless – He was left penniless.

lacking any money

penury – The family lived in penury.

extreme poverty

piteous – The refugees were in piteous condition.

evoking sympathy; helplessness;

pittance – He was paid a pittance.

a trivial sum of money; insignificant; slight

privation – War caused severe privation.

loss; lack

scanty – The food supply was scanty.

deficient in quantity or quality

supplicant – The supplicant asked for help.

one seeking assistance