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integral(adjective, characteristic, body, material, important)
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native(adjective, characteristic, rough, coarse, natural)
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primal(adjective, pure)
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real
7
austere(adjective, hard, simple, severe, plain)
7
emotional(adjective, gut, intuitive)
7
important(adjective, significant, original, essential, critical)
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base(adjective, last, boring, essential, tedious)
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capital(adjective, essential, prime, fundamental, key)
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constitutional(adjective, top, natural, essential, prime)
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foundational(adjective, simple, base, pure, important)
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ingrained
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need(noun, want, essential, fundamental, requirement)
6
primordial(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
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pure(adjective, simple, pure, theoretical, unadorned)
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rudiment(noun, law, drop, part, condition)
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severe(adjective, hard, simple, severe, pure)
6
unembellished(adjective, hard, simple, severe, plain)
5
aboriginal(adjective, pure, head, beginning, original)
5
beginning(adjective, start, simple, plain, head)
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