Question

The word destitute could replace the italicized word in which of these sentences?

a.mr. parks was penniless before he got his most recent job.
b.mr. parks is known for having flawless manners.
c.mr. parks spends much of his money buying abstract art.
d.mr. parks was bourgeois before he won the lottery.

Answer 1

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Lily went from having no money to having plenty. The word refers to someone who is lacking in other basic needs. Being in need is being destitute. Essentially, being destitute means not having something.

Answer 2

a.mr. parks was penniless before he got his most recent job.

Someone who is destitute is poor to an extent of being really desperate. "Penniless" is another way to say that someone has no money and is in a really rough situation, so "destitute" could easily replace that word in that sentence.