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| mandatory(adjective, set, significant, affected) | |
| obligatory(adjective, sound, important, certain, true) | |
| necessary(adjective, cruel, pitiless, obligation) | |
| required(adjective, significant, basic, vital) | |
| requisite(adjective, significant, basic, vital) | |
| indispensable(adjective, set, important, significant) | |
| imperative(adjective, set, important, significant) | |
| binding(adjective, sound, certain, true, significant) | |
| compelling(adjective, violent, significant, basic) | |
| vital(adjective, set, important, significant) | |
| pressing(adjective, important, significant, critical) | |
| unavoidable(adjective, certain, significant, near) | |
| exigent(adjective, important, significant, critical) | |
| needed(adjective, set, significant, basic) | |
| urgent(adjective, important, significant, critical) | |
| basic(adjective, significant, vital, fundamental) | |
| crucial(adjective, important, significant, critical) | |
| de rigueur(expression, adjective, idiom, significant) | |
| needful(adjective, set, significant, basic) | |
| prerequisite(adjective, set, significant, basic) |
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