The Little Match Girl The Little Match Girl by Hans Christian Andersen Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening– the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there went along the street a poor little girl, bareheaded, and with naked feet. When she left home …
Privation 1100 Words You Need Privation 1100 Words You Need /praɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ (noun) a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living, poverty, deprivation, hardship, adversity, need, misery, impoverishment: Economic privation is pushing the poor towards crime. Several villages suffered serious privations during their long isolation during the war. Antonyms …
Indigent 1100 Words You Need Indigent 1100 Words You Need /ˈɪn.dɪ.dʒənt/ (adj) very poor, needy, impoverished, poverty-stricken, penniless, impecunious, destitute, deprived, underprivileged, penurious: In that skid row, a great number of indigent people are struggling for survival. Antonyms wealthy, affluent, born with a silver in one’s mouth Parts of Speech Adverb: indigently Noun: indigence
Skid Row 1100 Words You Need Skid Row 1100 Words You Need / skɪd rəʊ $ -roʊ / (idiom or noun) an area of a city with cheap and old hotels and bars where poor and alcoholic people live, ghetto, slum, underprivileged area, shanty town, favela, purlieu: That skid row is notorious for accommodating many …
Impecunious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Impecunious GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˌɪm.pəˈkjuː.ni.əs/ (adj) having not enough money, poor, penniless, impoverished, indigent, struggling, deprived, underprivileged, disadvantaged, broke, destitute, poverty-stricken: He started his career as an impecunious employee, and soon became the CEO of the very company. Antonyms affluent, rich, wealthy Parts of Speech Noun: impecuniousness Adverb: impecuniously
Deprived Deprived (adj) /dɪˈpraɪvd/ not having the necessary and basic things that you really need, lacking in, underprivileged, disadvantaged, poor, destitute: Being a deprived child, she was suffering from malnutrition. Antonyms provided, blessed, privileged Parts of Speech Verb: deprive: take away, remove, withdraw, dispossess Noun: deprivation Noun: depriver Adjective: deprivable
Pauper Pauper (noun) /ˈpɔː.pəʳ/ US /ˈpɑː.pɚ/ a very poor person – indigent person: So many paupers and addicts live in the ghetto. Antonyms tycoon, magnet, rich, wealthy, entrepreneur
Open-ended Storytelling on Abandoned Newborn Open-ended Storytelling on Abandoned Newborn The plot of the story Jim, a divorced and fired middle-aged man, was wandering around in one of the back streets of Mississippi. It was late at night and Jim was starving to death. Suddenly, in that slum area, he heard a piercing shriek behind …
The Salty Sea | Storytelling in English The Salty Sea | Storytelling in English Story Told by LELB Society’s Student: Sasan The story is about a poor guy who cannot provide his family members with food and clothes. As a last resort, he went to his rich brother’s house and asked for money. Unfortunately, his brother …
IELTS Writing Task 2 Immigration Issues IELTS Writing Task 2 Immigration Issues Topic These days, many people try to enter developed countries illegally in search of better job positions and standards of living. Why do you think the rate of illegal immigration is so high nowadays? Essayist: Sayeh A wide range of ideas has been put …