The lawyer's obduracy in his argument helped his client to win the case.

Here are some synonyms for austerity: acerbity, asperity, astringence, coldness, exactingness, exactness, formality, formalness, gravity, grimness, hardness, harshness, inclemency, inflexibility, obduracy, rigidity, rigor, seriousness, solemnity, sternness, stiffness, strictness, stringency.

These are all synonyms for resolution. :) determination, purpose, purposefulness, resolve, resoluteness, single-mindedness, firmness,firmness of purpose; steadfastness, staunchness, perseverance, persistence, indefatigability, tenacity, tenaciousness, staying power, dedication, commitment; stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy, obduracy; boldness, spiritedness, braveness, bravery

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According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern O-----CY. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter O and 7th letter C and 8th letter Y. In alphabetical order, they are:

obduracy

opulency

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -BD-RA--. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter B and 3rd letter D and 5th letter R and 6th letter A. In alphabetical order, they are:

obduracy

obdurate