poorHer family was poor and didn't own a computer.
pennilessAt the time, I was a penniless student.
impoverishedformalBenefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families.
deprivedDeprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts.
poverty-strickenHe visited poverty-stricken countries where people are starving.
needyYour donations will make a difference to needy children all over the world.
destituteThe floods left thousands of people destitute.
brokeinformalI'm not going away this year. I'm broke.
strappedinformalMost schools are pretty strapped for cash.
skintUKslangI can't come out tonight, I'm skint.