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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| indigent | /xx | Noun |
| disadvantaged | xx/x | Adjective |
| destitute | /xx | Noun |
| poor | / | Adjective |
| impoverished | x/x | Adjective |
| hard up | // | Phrase, Adjective, Verb |
| needy | /x | Adjective |
| muddy | /x | Adjective |
| penniless | /xx | Adjective |
| broke | / | Verb |
| thin | / | Adjective |
| crummy | /x | Noun |
| crusty | /x | Adjective |
| squalid | /x | Adjective |
| dingy | /x | Adjective |
| deprived | x/ | Verb |
| sick | / | Adjective |
| soiled | / | Adjective |
| hungry | /x | Adjective |
| badly off | /x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| dirty | /x | Adjective |
| worse for wear | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| lousy | /x | Adjective |
| sordid | /x | Adjective |
| unclean | x/ | Adjective |
| bad off | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| peasant | /x | Noun |
| filthy | /x | Adjective |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| shabby | /x | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| wretched | /x | Adjective |
| scuffed | / | Adjective |
| woeful | /x | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Noun |
| execrable | x/xx | Adjective |
| dire | / | Adjective |
| rough | / | Adjective |
| grubby | /x | Adjective |
| submerged | x/ | Adjective |
| rough around the edges | /x/x/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| down in the dumps | /xx/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| cheap | / | Adjective |
| raunchy | /x | Adjective |
| naked | /x | Adjective |
| underprivileged | /x/x | Noun |
| bankrupt | /x | Adjective |
| black | / | Name |
| tight | / | Adjective |
| foul | / | Adjective |
| dispossessed | xx/ | Verb |
| mean | / | Noun |
| sorry | /x | Adjective |
| poorly | /x | Adverb |
| down at heel | /// | Phrase, Adjective |
| underfoot | xx/ | Adverb |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| short | / | Adjective |
| slight | / | Adjective |
| abysmal | x/x | Adjective |
| abject | /x | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| cramped | / | Adjective |
| downtrodden | x/x | Noun |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| minus | /x | Noun |
| dilapidated | x/xxx | Adjective |
| puny | /x | Adjective |
| underwater | /xxx | Adjective |
| seedy | /x | Adjective |
| dumpy | /x | Adjective |
| morally bankrupt | /xx/x | Phrase, Adjective |
| ignorant | /xx | Adjective |
| washed out | // | Phrase, Adjective |
| tacky | /x | Adjective |
| blah | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| meager | /x | Adjective |
| empty | /x | Adjective |
| slovenly | /xx | Adjective |
| coarse | / | Adjective |
| starved | / | Adjective |
| close to the bone | //x/ | Phrase, Adjective |
| damp | / | Adjective |
| unwashed | x/ | Noun |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Verb, Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
