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Wide :: Wide (superl.) Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the like..

Excess :: Excess (n.) The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that which exceeds what is usual or prover; immoderateness; superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess of provisions or of light..

Necessarian :: Necessarian (n.) An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a nacessitarian.

Prodigal :: Prodigal (n.) One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure; a waster; a spendthrift..

Free Will :: Free will () The power asserted of moral beings of willing or choosing without the restraints of physical or absolute necessity.

Free :: Free (superl.) Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said of the will.

Urge :: Urge (v. t.) To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention; to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the necessity of a case..

Fatalist :: Fatalist (n.) One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity.

Consent :: Consent (v. i.) To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or approval; to comply..

Emergency :: Emergency (n.) An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency.

Needs :: Needs (adv.) Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with must, and equivalent to of need..

Stoic :: Stoic (n.) A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed..

Nonnecessity :: Nonnecessity (n.) Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.

Must :: Must (v. i. / auxiliary) To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws..

Need :: Need (adv.) Of necessity. See Needs.

Necessitate :: Necessitate (v. t.) To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.

Of :: Of (prep.) Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity..

Have :: Have (v. t.) To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled; followed by an infinitive.

Behoove :: Behoove (v. t.) To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used impersonally..

Prodigal :: Prodigal (a.) Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse; lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses..

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