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deprivation
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deprived of(expression, poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
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derelict(poor, bankrupt, destitute, broke, deprived)
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destitution
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devoid
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devoid of(expression, poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting)
1
divested(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting, bankrupt)
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down-at-the-heel
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down at heel(expression, adjective, idiom, destitute, impoverished)
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down to last cent(expression, adjective, idiom, destitute, impoverished)
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drained(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting, bankrupt)
1
embarrassed
1
empty(poor, exhausted, lacking, wanting, bankrupt)
1
empty-handed(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
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exhausted(poor, lacking, wanting, bankrupt, impoverished)
1
fleeced
1
fortuneless(adjective, flat, poor, low, meager)
1
ghetto-dwellers
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ghettoized
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impeccable
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