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indispensable(important, capital, essential, vital)
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on one's uppers(idiom, poor, rich)
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pauperized(flat, poor, low, meager)
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skint(poor, destitute, impoverished, broke)
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underprivileged(flat, poor, low, meager)
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deprived(poor, destitute, impoverished, needy)
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disadvantaged(poor, destitute, impoverished, needy)
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down-and-out(flat, poor, low, rich)
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essential(important, capital, vital, chief)
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flat(poor, low, informal, exhausted)
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low(flat, poor, meager, destitute)
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prerequisite(important, capital, essential, vital)
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reduced(flat, poor, low, informal)
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short(poor, distressed, lacking, wanting)
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distressed(poor, sick, poverty, destitute)
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in need(expression, idiom, flat, poor)
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meager(flat, poor, low, destitute)
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moneyless(flat, poor, low, sick)
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needful(poor, important, capital, essential)
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scanty(flat, poor, low, informal)
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