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Poor

/pˈur/
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(adj) With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

Your poor memory is due to poor listening habits.
The rich have trouble as well as the poor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The charity provided meals and shelter for ____ families who had lost their homes in the flood.

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