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insufficiency(noun, pass, distress, weakness)
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famine(noun, pass, distress, failure)
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paucity(noun, pass, distress, weakness)
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suffering(noun, trouble, worry, depression)
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bankruptcy(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
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scarcity(noun, pass, distress, weakness)
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shortage(noun, pass, distress, weakness)
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straits(noun, trouble, pass, distress)
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defect(noun, trouble, weakness, bar)
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depletion(noun, defeat, pass, distress)
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impecuniosity(noun, pass, distress, condition)
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insolvency(noun, ruin, pass, distress)
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pennilessness(noun, pass, distress, condition)
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pinch(noun, trouble, pass, distress)
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adversity(noun, trouble, worry, depression)
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austerity(noun, trouble, lack, torment)
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deficit(noun, pass, distress, weakness)
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detriment(noun, trouble, hurt, defeat, fall)
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exigency(noun, trouble, want, need)
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inadequacy(noun, trouble, pass, distress)
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