4
sourness(noun, pungency)
4
spice
4
spiciness(noun, pungency)
3
acidity
3
acuteness
3
asperity
3
concentration(noun, passion, intensity)
3
hotness
3
intensity(noun, passion)
3
mordacity
3
pep
3
punch
3
tang
3
vigour
2
acuity
2
bleakness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
2
cheerlessness(noun, sorrow, depression, melancholy, misery)
2
commiseration
2
dash
2
depression(noun, sorrow, melancholy, misery, unhappiness)
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