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Impoverished

/ˌɪˈmpɑvrɪʃt/
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(adj) Reduced to poverty.

Haiti is a nation that seems hopelessly impoverished.
The war lasting for years impoverished the country.
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The charity provides essential food and clean water to several ____ communities in the remote region.

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