word of the day - penury
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scottobearAnother word of the day for something I don't want to be -
penury \PEN-yuh-ree\, noun:
1. Extreme poverty; destitution.
2. Absence of resources; insufficiency.
Penury is from Latin penuria, "lack, want."
penury \PEN-yuh-ree\, noun:
1. Extreme poverty; destitution.
2. Absence of resources; insufficiency.
Penury is from Latin penuria, "lack, want."
