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insolvency(noun, pass, distress, failure)
3
insufficiency(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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paucity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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pennilessness(noun, pass, distress, condition)
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penuriousness(noun, pass, distress, condition)
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meagerness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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necessitousness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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pinch(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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scarcity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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shortage(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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straits(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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abjection(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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aridity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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barrenness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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debt(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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deficiency(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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deficit(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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depletion(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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emptiness(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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exiguity(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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