1
dire
1
embarrassment(noun, poverty)
1
emptiness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
empty purse
1
exigency(noun, need, lack, inadequacy, absence)
1
exiguity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
extreme poverty
1
grinding poverty
1
gripe
1
hand-to-mouth existence
1
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
indigent
1
infrequency
1
moneylessness
1
needy
1
often financial(noun, expression, difficulty, lack, hardship)
1
pass(noun, verb, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
penniless
1
reduction(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
1
scarceness(noun, lack, deficiency, shortage, dearth)
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