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ordeal(difficulty, severity, conformity, strictness)
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piercing
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piquancy(sharpness, acerbity, acidity, mordancy)
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sadism(violence, torture, cruelty, spite)
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savageness(violence, torture, cruelty, spite)
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spite(speech, hatred, resentment, hostility)
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spitefulness(hatred, resentment, hostility, antagonism)
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sting(sharpness, acerbity, acidity, mordancy)
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ticklishness
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tightness
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vindictiveness(hatred, resentment, hostility, antagonism)
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vulgarity(rudeness, disrespect, disdain, nerve)
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wearying
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cacophony(conflict, discord, noise, tumult)
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clumsiness(rudeness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness, unkindness)
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abusiveness(abuse, rudeness, misery, suffering)
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adversity
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altercation
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animus(hatred, resentment, hostility, antagonism)
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audacity(rudeness, disrespect, disdain, nerve)
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