lack vs exclude

lack is a noun but exclude is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lack	Yes	No	Yes	No
exclude	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exclude is a hyponym of lack; that is, exclude is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lack:

Other hyponyms of lack include want, lack.

lack (noun)	exclude (noun)
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

lack (verb)	exclude (verb)
be without	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
To be insufficiently prepared	prevent from entering; keep out
	put out or expel from a place
	prevent from entering; shut out
	lack or fail to include