important

mastery
UK /ɪmˈpɔː.tənt/ US /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt/adj

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Which word is closest in meaning to 'important' in this sentence?

Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between.