5
few(noun, distress, deprivation, deficit, destitution)
5
neediness(noun, poor, want, lack)
5
destitution(noun, distress, want, need, deficiency)
5
defect(noun, failure, want, need, deficiency)
5
exigency(noun, distress, deprivation, deficit, destitution)
5
famine(noun, failure, inadequacy, drought, drouth)
5
meagerness(noun, distress, deprivation, deficit, destitution)
5
necessity(noun, distress, deprivation, deficit, destitution)
5
poorness(noun, poor, want, lack)
5
scarceness(noun, failure, want, need, deficiency)
5
small amount(noun, expression, distress, deprivation, deficit)
4
indigence(noun, poor, want, lack)
4
abridgement(noun, failure, inadequacy, famine, drought)
4
barrenness(noun, want, need, lack, scarcity)
4
curtailment(noun, failure, inadequacy, famine, drought)
4
privation(noun, distress, want, need, deficiency)
3
drought(noun, failure, inadequacy, famine, drouth)
3
decrease(noun, failure, inadequacy, famine, drought)
3
impoverishment(noun, poor, want, lack)
3
loss(noun, failure, inadequacy, famine, drought)
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