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16 Cards in this Set
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Parochial
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Small in scope; narrow; provincial
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Paroxysm
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A convulsive or violent outburst; fit
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Ostentatious
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Show-effy, as with knowledge, material possessions
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Overweening
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Exaggerated; excessive; arrogant
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Queue
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To form in a line or file while waiting to be served
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Quintessence
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The most perfect embodiment of something
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Quasi
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Seemingly; in an sense; resembling
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Quash
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To quell or suppress
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Misogyny
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To tear down completely
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Raze
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Resisting authority or control
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Recalcitrant
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Harmony; bring together
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Rapprochement
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Not obedient; disrespectful
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Rapt
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Hatred of women.especially by a man
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Mogul
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A powerful or important person, especially one with autocratic power
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Monastic
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Characteristics of a monastery life; austere
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Monotheism
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The doctrine or belief that there is only one God
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