217 entries under essential topic. ×

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main(adjective, important, significant, usual)
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first(adjective, order, violent, important, opening)
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original(adjective, characteristic, body, simple, plain)
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axiom(noun, law, support, regulation, action)
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indispensable(adjective, characteristic, important, significant, natural)
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principle(noun, law, support, action, drop)
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requisite(noun, adjective, important, need, significant)
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base(noun, adjective, support, regulation, action)
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important(adjective, significant, original, critical)
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rudiment(noun, support, action, part, base)
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bottom(noun, adjective, cause, start, base)
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constitutional(adjective, important, natural, basic)
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law(noun, support, regulation, action, order)
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primitive(adjective, body, simple, plain, material)
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primordial(adjective, violent, important, head, beginning)
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constituent(noun, adjective, drop, part, material)
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critical(adjective, severe, important, significant, original)
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foundational(adjective, clear, simple, plain, pure)
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natural(adjective, characteristic, simple, material)
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chief(adjective, important, significant, basic)
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