3
desired
2
necessary
2
scarce
1
abstinence(noun, restraint, indulgence)
1
inadequacy(advantage, sufficiency)
1
debt(noun, money, irresponsibility)
1
few(noun, want, lack, luxuriance, ton)
1
malnutrition
1
poor
1
privation(noun, want, lack)
1
scant
1
scanty
1
self-restraint
1
skimpy
1
smell
1
sobriety
1
sparse
1
vital
0
absence
0
abstemiousness
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