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adjective
1.
extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
2.
extremely poor; destitute; indigent.
3.
poorly or inadequately supplied; lacking in means or resources.
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Penurious
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is renege. Does it mean:
| very talkative |
| go back on a promise or commitment |
Example Sentences
- The notebooks described the places, the people, the events of his penurious life.
- The discrepancy between rising tuition costs and penurious endowment payouts makes a lie out of that implied promise.
- Penurious behavior isn't confined to hosts these days.
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Word Origin & History
penurious
1590s, from M.L. penuriosus, from L. penuria "penury" (see penury). Originally "poverty-stricken, in a state of penury;" meaning "stingy" is first attested 1630s.
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