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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
comeuppance(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
2
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2
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2
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2
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2
discipline(noun, abuse, stick, reprimand, sanction)
2
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flintiness
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2
forfeiture(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
2
gallows(noun, abuse, stick, discipline, reprimand)
2
pitilessness(noun, end)
1
hardness
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