- Extremely poor - Impoverished institute drops in for top dean’s final advice - On the breadline - Penniless - Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary,
or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often followed by of. - Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition
of want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor. - To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon.