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essential(noun, adjective, body, material, big)
33
requisite(noun, adjective, important, want, need)
29
indispensable(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
28
vital(adjective, body, material, big, important)
23
fundamental(noun, adjective, body, material, important)
21
important(adjective, significant, original, substantial, serious)
20
prerequisite(noun, adjective, important, want, need)
17
crucial(adjective, big, important, significant, original)
17
needful(adjective, set, important, original, capital)
17
organic(adjective, important, significant, natural, animate)
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necessity(noun, want, need, essential)
12
key(adjective, important, significant, original, essential)
11
cardinal(noun, adjective, important, significant, original)
10
main(adjective, important, significant, original, capital)
10
must(noun, adjective, right, want, need)
10
need(noun, verb, want, essential, certainty)
10
principal(adjective, body, material, big, important)
10
requirement(noun, want, need, essential, certainty)
10
significant(adjective, big, important, original, substantial)
8
chief(adjective, big, important, significant, substantial)
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