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required(adjective, important, significant, basic)
13
requisite(adjective, important, significant, basic)
13
indispensable(adjective, set, important, significant, capital)
13
necessary(adjective, set, important, original, capital)
13
needed(adjective, set, important, significant, capital)
10
imperative(adjective, set, important, significant, capital)
7
fundamental(adjective, important, significant, original, capital)
7
prerequisite(adjective, set, important, significant, capital)
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vital(adjective, set, important, significant, original)
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crucial(adjective, important, significant, original, capital)
6
urgent(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
5
mandatory(adjective, set, significant, basic)
5
obligatory(adjective, significant, basic, vital)
5
wanted(adjective, important, significant, capital)
4
cardinal(adjective, important, significant, capital)
4
important(adjective, vital, fundamental, reliable)
4
necessitous(adjective, poor, important, capital)
3
basic(adjective, significant, original, vital)
3
called for(verb, expression, phrasal verb, requirement)
3
capital(noun, adjective, money)
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