pen-

almost, nearly

Usage

  • penury

    Penury is the state of being extremely poor.

  • peninsula

    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

  • penumbra

    a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra

  • penurious

    not having enough money to pay for necessities

  • antepenultimate

    third from last

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