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indigence(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
15
penury(noun, pass, distress, failure)
14
need(noun, pass, distress, failure)
13
poverty(noun, pass, distress, failure)
12
want(noun, pass, distress, failure)
11
destitution(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
10
neediness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
8
beggary(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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necessity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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privation(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
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impoverishment(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
7
lack(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
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distress(noun, pass, failure, want)
6
impecuniousness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
4
bankruptcy(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
4
poorness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
3
hardship(noun, pass, distress, failure)
3
insolvency(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
3
pennilessness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
2
dearth(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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