Complete each of the following sentences with a (compound) word derived from the one(s) given in brackets.
Poverty and （ ） of hope are the real causes for anti-social behavior. (absent)
【正确答案】：ABSENCE
【题目解析】：
本题考查的是常用形容词的名词形式。
由"poverty and"可知，空缺处词性与poverty一样，也为名词，absent的名词形式是absence意为“缺失，缺席”。
句意：贫穷与希望的缺失是反社会行为的真正原因。
