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Poor

poor

adjective

having little money and few possessions

impoverished

adjective

an impoverished person or place is very poor

penniless

adjective

someone who is penniless has no money

deprived

adjective

not having the things that are essential for a comfortable life

struggling

adjective

experiencing difficulty, especially financial difficulty

needy

adjective

a needy person does not have enough money, food, clothing etc.

poverty-stricken

adjective

extremely poor

destitute

adjective

with no money or possessions

badly off

adjective

someone who is badly off does not have much money

in need

not having enough food, money, clothing, or other things that are necessary for life

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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