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indigence
[ in-di-juhns ]
/ ˈɪn dɪ dʒəns /
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noun
seriously impoverished condition; poverty.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH indigence
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