210 entries under essential topic. ×

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element(noun, feature, drop, part, condition)
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leading(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
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necessity(noun, condition, want, heart)
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paramount(adjective, important, significant, original)
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constitutive(adjective, important, original, serious)
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hereditary(adjective, characteristic, inherent, intrinsic)
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imperative(noun, adjective, important, significant)
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minimalist(adjective, simple, plain, austere)
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absolute(adjective, fundamental, key, supreme)
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constituent(noun, adjective, law, drop, part)
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needful(adjective, significant, original, vital)
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part and parcel(noun, expression, adjective, idiom, characteristic)
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predominant(adjective, important, significant, original)
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prerequisite(noun, adjective, important, want, significant)
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required(adjective, important, significant, critical)
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requirement(noun, condition, want, essence)
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significant(adjective, important, original, critical)
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best(adjective, fundamental, supreme)
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built-in(adjective, characteristic, natural, fundamental)
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center(noun, adjective, important, significant, emotion)
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