10
imperative(noun, adjective, need, essential, obligation)
9
poverty(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
9
privation(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
8
fate(noun, predetermination)
8
call(noun, verb, order, help, understanding)
8
desideratum(noun, concern, want, need, essential)
8
fundamental(noun, adjective, condition, need, essential)
8
precondition(noun, condition, need, essential, essence)
8
qualification(noun, concern, condition, essential, requirement)
7
destitution(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
7
lack(noun, pass, concern, difficulty, distress)
7
penury(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
certainty(noun, certainty)
6
needfulness(noun, fix, pass, distress, need)
6
occasion(noun, order, help, understanding, cause)
6
pauperism(noun, pass, difficulty, distress, failure)
6
provision(noun, concern, condition, essential, requirement)
5
cause(noun, help, understanding, start, right)
5
crisis(noun, fix, pass, difficulty, distress)
5
foreordination
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