Word of the Day for Wednesday, July 1, 2009
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penury \PEN-yuh-ree\, noun:
penury \PEN-yuh-ree\, noun:
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1. Extreme poverty; destitution.
1. Extreme poverty; destitution.
2. Absence of resources; insufficiency.
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Because of the B.O.'s penury of common sense, leadership, and business experience, he is rapidly leading the country into a penury of its treasury!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Penury is from Latin penuria, "lack, want."
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