Lesser
Lesser adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Usage example: it was the lesser evil of the two choices
Prime
Prime adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: the prime strategist in the senator's presidential campaign
Both words in one sentence
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The Unfought: Belial and Azmodan are the only two Evils, Prime or Lesser, remaining after the conclusions of Diablo II and Lord of Destruction, and you don't get to fight them until Diablo III.
Source: Video Game / Diablo II - In Diablo III, all of the Great Evils, both the Prime and the Lesser Evils, get locked into the Black Soulstone, a super-jar for demons.
Source: Leaking Can of Evil -
In Diablo III, the purpose is to get all the defeated Evils, Prime and Lesser, into the same Black Soulstone, which is then jammed into the chest of the daughter Diablo fathered after being killed the first time.
Source: Video Game / Diablo II
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