Degree and Need

Degree

Degree noun - An individual part of a process, series, or ranking.

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Need and degree are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Degree".

Nearby Words: degreed, degreeing, degress

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Degree and need are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Degree" instead a noun "Need".

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

good	good degree	good need
high	high degree	high need
low	low degree	low need
certain	certain degree	certain need
Other adjectives: strong, actual, real, severe, large, big, extreme, great, huge, personal, new, possible, less, limited, further, greater, greatest, increasing.

Afterlife Antechamber: Ghosts need some degree of self-realization to move on to Heaven or Hell, at least according to Memnoch.

Source: Literature / The Vampire Chronicles aka: Interview With The Vampire
Equipping your car or computer with neons and strobes counts as Truth in Television to some degree, though it's well known these things need their own power supply to get them running.

Source: Tron Lines
Apparently that magic eye of his that he has constantly scanning in every direction doesn't actually need to move—it provides perfect 360 degree vision no matter where it's pointed.

Source: Crazy Prepared / Fan Works

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