83 entries under essential topic. ×

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necessary(adjective, important, significant, original)
7
crucial(adjective, important, significant, original)
7
indispensable(adjective, important, significant, original)
7
radical(adjective, importance, important, significant, original)
6
overruling(adjective, importance, important, serious)
6
preeminent(adjective, important, outstanding, prominent)
6
significant(adjective, important, original, critical)
5
elementary(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
5
rudimentary(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
4
basal(adjective, lead, important, head, significant)
3
constitutive(adjective, important, critical, basic)
3
critical(adjective, important, original, basic)
3
elemental(adjective, important, significant, original)
3
meaningful(adjective, important, substantial, serious)
3
needful(adjective, important, significant, capital)
3
number one(expression, adjective, quality, lead, superior)
3
outstanding(adjective, important, significant, prominent)
3
primordial(adjective, important, head, significant, beginning)
3
requisite(adjective, important, significant, original)
2
bottom-line(adjective, important, significant, original)
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