required; mandatory; obligatory:

of vital importance; crucial.

full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful:

using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic:

of vital importance; crucial.

open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.

ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally.

take or seize (someone's property) with authority

combine or cause to combine to form a single entity.

having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing

good at persuading someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation

the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience.

to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.

a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

make partial or minor changes to (something), typically so as to improve it or to make it less extreme.

to escape from by trickery or cleverness:

a verbal or written answer

an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers.

fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.

the action of predicting something

a thing made for a particular purpose; an invention or contrivance, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

in precisely the order given; sequentially.

the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position.

give a spoken or written account of