[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an absence or inadequate amount of something needed, desirable, or customary:We had to severely limit our holiday gift shopping due to lack of funds.Lack of skill is the main reason he didn’t get the job.Synonyms: need , want , insufficiency , deficit , paucity , scarcity , dearth Antonyms: surplus", "something missing or needed:After he left, they really felt the lack."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to be without or deficient in:She wants to become an actor, but unfortunately she lacks ability.Many of the villagers lacked even the basic necessities of life.Synonyms: need , want", "to fall short of a target or requirement by (a particular amount):He lacks three votes to win."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to be absent or missing, as something needed or desirable:Three votes are lacking to make a majority."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb phrase", "List Items": ["to be short of or deficient in:What he lacks in brains, he makes up for in brawn."]}]