requisite

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun anything indispensable
  2. adjective necessary for relief or supply

Etymology

From Latin requīsītus, perfect passive participle of requīrō (“to require, seek, ask for”), from which English require.

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Synonyms

necessity, essential, requirement, necessary

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