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scarcity

noun

A limited supply of something in relation to demand or need.

Insufficient supply

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shortage dearth paucity lack insufficiency shortfall

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semiliterate

adjective

Able to read and write only at a limited or elementary level.

Limited reading and writing ability

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partly literate barely literate partially literate

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sluggish

adjective

Moving, responding, or developing with little speed or energy.

Slow and lacking energy

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slow lethargic torpid languid inert listless

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stagnation

noun

A lack of movement, growth, or development.

Lack of development

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inactivity stasis standstill inertia stagnancy doldrums

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superficial

adjective

Concerned only with surface features rather than depth or substance.

Lacking depth

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shallow cursory surface-level skin-deep glib

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superficiality

noun

A lack of depth or attention to underlying meaning or substance.

Lack of depth

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shallowness glibness triviality lack of substance

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