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								the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale 2.
								devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
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								the quality of being difficult to do
 he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness
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								excessive sternness
 
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