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lack(noun, verb, pass, difficulty, distress)
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destitution(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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distress(noun, pass, difficulty, confusion, shame)
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indigence(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
25
want(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
25
scarcity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
22
inadequacy(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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need(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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scantiness(noun, weakness, condition, failure, want)
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privation(noun, trouble, pass, difficulty, distress)
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dearth(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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poorness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
15
paucity(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
15
shortage(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
15
deficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
13
insufficiency(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
12
pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
11
neediness(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
11
impoverishment(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, condition)
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