216 entries under lack topic. ×

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privation(noun, trouble, defeat, pass, difficulty)
15
scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
14
dearth(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
13
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
13
paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
12
pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
11
ask(verb, state, hold, take, order)
11
miss(noun, verb, take, desire, demand)
10
absence(noun, state, weakness, want)
10
covet(verb, take, desire, fancy, command)
10
obligation(noun, work, force, charge, concern)
10
urgency(noun, force, fix, pass, concern)
9
take(verb, state, hold, maintain, declare)
8
misery(noun, activity, action, upset, trouble)
7
deficit(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
7
expect(verb, take, desire, want, require)
7
fancy(noun, verb, love, passion, desire)
7
involve(verb, order, provoke, demand, want)
7
postulate(noun, verb, state, hold, take)
7
shortcoming(noun, weakness, want, loss)
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