27
lack(noun, base, need, deficiency)
16
need(noun, verb, base)
11
scarcity(noun, deficiency, enough)
10
want(noun, verb, base)
9
necessary(adjective, wanting)
8
lacking(adjective, wanting)
7
shortage(noun, excess)
6
niggardly
6
deficiency(noun, excess, enough)
5
necessity(noun, base)
4
poverty(noun, ease)
4
demand
4
insufficiency
4
needed
3
essential(adjective, wanting)
3
paucity
3
inadequacy
3
scantiness(noun, excess, enough)
2
dearth
2
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