5
strenuousness(noun, difficulty, toughness)
5
temper(noun, protection, security, rigidity, density)
5
tenacity(noun, severity, harshness, conformity, strictness)
4
brutality(noun, power, abuse, violence, misery)
4
complication(noun, difficulty, toughness)
4
hardheartedness(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, cruelty)
4
impenitence(noun, impenitence)
4
oppressiveness(noun, difficulty)
4
pitilessness(noun, coldness)
4
resistance(noun, firmness, protection, security, toughness)
4
severeness
4
strictness(noun, easy, condition, discipline, firmness)
4
viscidity(noun, firmness, tenacity, texture, thickness)
3
acerbity(noun, discipline, firmness, severity, harshness)
3
apathy(noun, insensitivity)
3
awkwardness(noun, difficulty, toughness)
3
cohesion(noun, support, control, strength, balance)
3
cold-bloodedness(noun, cruelty, insensitivity)
3
complexity(noun, difficulty)
3
consistence
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