12
dearth(noun, want, lack, abundance, enough)
11
need(noun, want, lack)
10
lack(noun, want, need, deficiency)
8
insufficiency(noun, want, lack)
8
want(noun, lack, enough)
6
shortage
6
poverty(noun, ease, want, lack, surplus)
5
deficiency(noun, want, lack, enough)
5
frugality(noun, want, lack)
5
niggardly
5
deprivation(noun, want, lack)
5
economy(noun, want, lack)
5
floccinaucinihilipilification
5
moderation
4
scantiness
4
scarcity(noun, want, lack, deficiency, enough)
4
shortcoming(noun, want, lack)
4
temperance(noun, intemperance, abstinence)
3
decency
3
deficit(noun, advantage, enough, shortage, required)
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