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principal(adjective, great, big, important, significant)
6
requisite(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
5
exigent(adjective, big, heavy, important, significant)
5
life-or-death(important, essential, critical, fundamental)
4
chief(adjective, great, big, heavy, important)
4
required(adjective, important, significant, serious, capital)
4
underlying(adjective, important, original, vital)
3
elementary(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
3
needed(adjective, important, significant, capital, essential)
3
needful(adjective, important, significant, original, capital)
3
obligatory(adjective, important, significant, essential, critical)
3
paramount(adjective, important, significant, original, serious)
3
prime(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
3
radical(adjective, great, important, significant, original)
3
rudimentary(adjective, important, significant, original)
2
basal(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
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bottom-line(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
2
compulsory(adjective, important, significant, essential, critical)
2
constitutional(adjective, important, significant, original)
2
elemental(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
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