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Macerate :: Macerate (v. t.) To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify.

Indigent :: Indigent (a.) Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous.

Deacon :: Deacon (n.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and

Poor-john :: Poor-john (n.) A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior quality..

Misthrive :: Misthrive (v. i.) To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.

Slim :: Slim (superl.) Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument..

Down :: Down (prep.) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural..

Sorrily :: Sorrily (adv.) In a sorry manner; poorly.

Poorly :: Poorly (a.) Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health.

Pan :: Pan (v. i.) To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned out poorly..

Garreteer :: Garreteer (n.) One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.

Poor :: Poor (superl.) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as, poor health; poor spirits..

Hovel :: Hovel (n.) A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut..

Charitable :: Charitable (a.) Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely; generous; beneficent.

Poor :: Poor (superl.) Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and sometimes as a word of contempt..

Lopsided :: Lopsided (a.) Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; full of idiosyncrasies.

Offset :: Offset (n.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor..

Poor :: Poor (superl.) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor discourse; a poor picture..

Render :: Render (v. t.) To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner..

Dull-sighted :: Dull-sighted (a.) Having poor eyesight.

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