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Title

SS BurrowsPer.6

Description

Poverty Vocab words

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Other

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Not Applicable

Created

12/12/2005

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Term

destitute

Definition

adj. not possesing the necessities of life, such as food, shelter, and clothing; needy; indigent

Term

economize

Definition

v. reduce expenses; be frugal

Term

frugal

Definition

adj.
1.barely enough; scanty

2. avoiding waste; economical; sparing; saving; thrifty

Term

impoverish

Definition

v. make very poor; reduce to pverty; bankrupt; ruin; pauperize

Term

indigence

Definition

n. poverty; penury