noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ abject , absolute , extreme , grinding , severe
▪ widespread
▪ global , world
▪ rural , urban
▪ child
VERB + POVERTY
▪ alleviate , combat , fight , reduce
▪ eliminate , end , eradicate
▪
a plan to eradicate urban ~
▪ escape
▪
his struggle to escape the grinding ~ of his childhood
POVERTY + NOUN
▪ trap
▪
Caught in the ~ trap, they are unable to save money for business ventures.
▪ rate
▪ reduction
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
Most of the population lives in grinding ~.
▪ ~ among
▪
the true extent of ~ among the unemployed
▪ ~ of
▪
His work displays a ~ of imagination.
PHRASES
▪ above/below/under the ~ level ( AmE ), above/below/under the ~ line
▪
families living below the ~ line/level
▪ at the ~ level ( AmE ), at the ~ line ( AmE ), on the ~ line ( BrE )