175 entries under noun topic. ×

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meagerness(pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
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pinch(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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failure(weakness, lack, failing, deficiency)
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arrears(loss, imperfection, inadequacy, discrepancy)
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curtailment(weakness, failure, want, need)
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inadequateness(defect, deficiency, imperfection, limitation)
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incompleteness(loss, flaw, defect, deficiency)
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omission
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privation(pass, difficulty, distress, weakness)
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underage(weakness, condition, failure, excess)
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break(weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
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defalcation(weakness, failure, lack, failing)
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default(weakness, want, need, lack)
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deprivation(failure, want, need, loss)
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discontinuity
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gap(weakness, crack, fault, loss)
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skimpiness(failure, need, lack, failing)
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hiatus
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scantness(weakness, condition, failure, excess)
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sparseness(lack, scarcity, insufficiency, scantiness)
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