Related Words for crucial

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essential
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Adjective, Adjective
pivotal
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Adjective, Adjective
important
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Adjective, Adjective
relevant
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Adjective, Adjective
material
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Adjective, Adjective
decisive
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Adjective, Adjective
determinant
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
critical
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Noun, Adjective
determinative
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Adjective, Adjective
polar
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Adjective, Adjective
deciding
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Adjective, Adjective
determining
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Adjective, Verb
of the essence
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Phrase, Verb, Adjective
vital
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Adjective
indispensable
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Adjective
imperative
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Noun
fundamental
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Adjective
necessary
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Adjective
invaluable
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Adjective
crucially
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Adverb
valuable
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Adjective
paramount
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Name
linchpin
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Noun
difficult
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Adjective
tricky
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Adjective
worthwhile
//
Adjective
beneficial
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Adjective
significant
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Adjective
problematical
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Adjective
problematic
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Adjective
useful
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Adjective
integral
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Noun
remarkable
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Adjective
importance
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Noun
noteworthy
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Adjective
tough
/
Adjective
importantly
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Adverb
advantageous
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Adjective
troubling
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Adjective
momentous
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Adjective
unimportant
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Adjective
ideal
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Noun
major
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Adjective
challenging
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Adjective
possible
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Adjective
prerequisite
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Noun
great
/
Adjective
good
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Adjective
pertinent
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Adjective
terrific
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Adjective
foundational
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Adjective
optimal
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Adjective
hardest
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Adjective
indisputable
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Adjective
particular
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Adjective
unavoidable
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Adjective
precisely
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Adverb
unquestionable
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Adjective
needful
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Adjective
adequate
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Adjective
optimum
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Noun
superb
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Adjective
precise
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Adjective
influential
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Adjective
proper
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Adjective
troublesome
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Adjective
excellent
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Adjective
salient
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Adjective
perfect
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Adjective
perilous
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Adjective
successful
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Adjective
impossible
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Adjective
ineluctable
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Adjective
especially
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Adverb
inevitable
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Adjective
surprising
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Adjective
intriguing
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Adjective
appropriate
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Adjective
notable
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Adjective
specific
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Adjective
delineating
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Verb
obvious
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Adjective
tremendous
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Adjective
unsurprising
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Adjective
suitable
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Adjective
desirable
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Adjective
fantastic
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Adjective
undoubtedly
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Adverb
primary
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Adjective
sufficient
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Adjective
main
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Adjective
meaningful
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Adjective
viable
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Adjective
basic
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Adjective
common
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Adjective
detrimental
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Adjective
irrelevant
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Adjective
instrumental
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Adjective
consequential
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Adjective
substantial
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Adjective
cardinal
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Noun
central
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Noun
requisite
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Adjective
predominant
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Adjective
obligate
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Noun
final
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Adjective
determinate
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Adjective
conclusive
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Adjective
required
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Verb
measurable
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Adjective
fateful
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Adjective
operative
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Adjective
exigent
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Adjective
especial
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Adjective
weighty
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Adjective
constitutive
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Adjective
serious
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Adjective
differential
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Noun
substantive
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Adjective
dominant
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Adjective
preponderant
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Adjective
compulsory
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Adjective
considerable
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Adjective
needed
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Verb
certain
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Adjective
memorable
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Adjective
destined
/x
Verb
pointed
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Verb
overriding
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Adjective
obligatory
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Adjective
first
/
Adjective, Adverb
sovereign
/x
Noun
relative
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Adjective
decent
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Adjective
meaning
/x
Noun
compelling
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Adjective
definitive
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Adjective
powerful
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Adjective
potent
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Adjective
effective
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Adjective
uppermost
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Adjective
ultimate
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Adjective
eminent
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Adjective
cogent
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Adjective
precious
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Adjective
junctures
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Noun
role
/
Noun
ingredient
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Noun
crossroads
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Noun
precondition
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Noun
factor
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Noun
question
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Noun
issue
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Noun
moment
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Noun
watershed
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Noun
element
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Noun
distinction
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Noun
nexus
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Noun
link
/
Noun
difference
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Noun
aspect
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Noun
variable
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Noun
most
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Adverb
omission
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Noun
test
/
Noun
step
/
Noun
component
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Noun
decisions
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Noun
flaw
/
Noun
breakthrough
/x
Noun
experiment
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Noun
assumption
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Noun
respects
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Noun
absolute
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Adjective, Noun
absolutely
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Adverb
acute
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
big
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
bulk
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
capital
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Noun, Adjective
centralised
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Adjective
clue
/
Noun, Verb
core
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
crisis
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Noun
crunch
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Noun, Verb
crux
/
Noun
deeming
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Noun
defining
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Adjective
definite
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Adjective, Noun
delicate
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Adjective, Noun
dispositive
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Adjective, Noun
emergency
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Noun
enormous
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Adjective
essence
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Noun
extreme
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
firm
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Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
focal
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Adjective, Noun
gist
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Noun, Verb
grave
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hinge
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Noun, Verb
huge
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Adjective
inconclusive
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Adjective
inescapable
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Adjective
irreplaceable
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Adjective
key
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
landmark
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Noun, Verb
large
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Adjective, Noun, Adverb
leading
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Adjective, Noun
litmus
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Noun
overarching
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Adjective, Noun
overlooked
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Adjective
peremptory
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Adjective, Noun
predicate
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Noun, Adjective, Verb
pressing
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Adjective, Noun
prime
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
primordial
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Adjective, Noun
principal
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Adjective, Noun
prominent
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Adjective, Noun
resolute
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Adjective, Noun
root
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Noun, Verb
ruling
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Noun, Adjective
seminal
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Adjective, Noun
sensitive
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Adjective, Noun
showdown
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Noun
sine
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Noun
strategic
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Adjective
tipping
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Noun
transcendent
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Adjective, Noun
transcendental
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Adjective, Noun
turning
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Noun
underlying
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Adjective, Noun
urgent
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Adjective
utmost
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Adjective, Noun
very
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Adverb, Adjective
milestone
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Noun, Verb
sorta
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Adverb
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
literally
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Adverb
anymore
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Adverb
expression
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Noun
tell
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Verb, Noun
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
collocation
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Noun