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ill off
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low(adjective, flat, poor, meager, destitute)
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meager(adjective, flat, poor, low, scanty)
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moneyless(adjective, flat, poor, low, sick)
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necessitous(adjective, flat, poor, low, sick)
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needy(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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penniless(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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penurious(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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pinched(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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