Read the passage from Hamlet, Act I, Scene v.
Hamlet: And now, good friends,
As you are friends, scholars, and soldiers,
Give me one poor request.
Horatio: What is ’t, my lord? we will.
Hamlet: Never make known what you have seen to-night.
Which is the best definition of poor, as it is used in the passage?
A: inexpensiveB: meagerC: pitiful
D: unfortunate
The answer is: meager.