200 entries under adjective topic. ×

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grass-roots(important, significant, original, essential)
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grave(great, big, important, significant)
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high-priority
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highest(key, chief, foremost)
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leading(important, serious, capital, essential)
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life-and-death
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major(important, significant, original, essential)
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meaningful(big, important, significant, substantial)
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meat-and-potatoes(important, significant, original, essential)
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name of game(expression, idiom, essential, required)
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nitty-gritty(important, original, essential, critical)
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original(body, material, important, significant)
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pertinent(clear, sound, reasonable, sensible)
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pivotal
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powerful(important, prominent, exalted)
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primordial(important, significant, original, essential)
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proper
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proviso
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radical(important, significant, original, essential)
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ratiocinative(clear, sound, logical)
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