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paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
4
bankruptcy(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
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insufficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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impecuniosity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, confusion)
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insolvency(noun, ruin, pass, difficulty, distress)
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meagerness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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pennilessness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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pinch(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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scantiness(noun, want, lack, loss)
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scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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straits(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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defect(noun, want, lack, loss)
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deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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depletion(noun, defeat, pass, difficulty, distress)
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emptiness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
2
necessitousness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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shortcoming(noun, want, loss, reduction)
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shortfall(noun, want, loss, reduction)
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