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nucleus(noun, support, action, base, importance)
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ogive
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ordinance(noun, law, regulation, order, test)
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pillar(essential, foundation, kingpin, fulcrum)
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pith
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pivot
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point
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postulate(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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precedent(noun, law, regulation, order, test)
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premise(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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prescription(noun, law, regulation, order, test)
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presumption(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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presupposition(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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primum mobile(expression, idiom, motive)
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principal element(noun, expression, support, action, base)
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proof(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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propriety(noun, law, regulation, order, test)
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reason(noun, support, action, base, beginning)
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regimen(noun, law, regulation, order, test)
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