| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion: burden1, charge, commitment, duty, must, need, obligation, responsibility. See OBLIGATION. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Compelling immediate attention: burning, crying, dire, emergent, exigent, instant, pressing, urgent. See BIG. 2. Imposed on one by authority, command, or convention: compulsory, mandatory, necessary, obligatory, required, requisite. See OBLIGATION.
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