requisite
[ rek-wuh-zit ]
/ ˈrɛk wə zɪt /
adjective
required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.; indispensable: the requisite skills of an engineer.
noun
something requisite; a necessary quality, thing, etc.
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SYNONYMS FOR requisite
2 necessity. See requirement.
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requisite
/ (ˈrɛkwɪzɪt) /
adjective
absolutely essential; indispensable
noun
something indispensable; necessity
Derived forms of requisite
requisitely, adverbrequisiteness, nounWord Origin for requisite
C15: from Latin requisītus sought after, from requīrere to seek for, require
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