Bucket 30 — Lack, Scarcity & Poverty

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Best for: Economics and Current Affairs (Global South, poverty, resource gaps). 7 words (6 repeats), so this is mostly a revision bucket.

1. DEARTH (n.)

• Urdu: قلت، کمی، قحط
• Meaning: a scarcity or lack of something
• Syn: paucity, scarcity, shortage, deficiency · Ant: abundance, plethora, surplus, profusion
• ✍️ Use: The dearth of reliable data makes evidence-based policy difficult in Pakistan.
• 🧠 Hook: dear + th: whatever is scarce becomes dear (costly).

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2. IMPECUNIOUS (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: مفلس · having no money · Syn: penniless · Ant: affluent · Full entry → Bucket 23

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3. INDIGENCE (n.) 🔁

• Urdu: شدید غریبی · extreme poverty · Syn: destitution · Ant: affluence · Full entry → Bucket 23

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4. PAUCITY (n.) 🔁

• Urdu: قلت · scarcity · Syn: dearth · Ant: plethora · Full entry → Bucket 4

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5. PENURY (n.) 🔁

• Urdu: افلاس · extreme poverty · Syn: want · Ant: wealth · Full entry → Bucket 23

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6. SCANT (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: ناکافی · barely enough · Syn: meagre · Ant: ample · Full entry → Bucket 10

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7. TRIFLING (adj.) 🔁

• Urdu: معمولی · trivial, unimportant · Syn: petty · Ant: significant · Full entry → Bucket 10