{"id":10898,"date":"2024-04-15T03:39:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=10898"},"modified":"2024-04-15T03:39:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T03:39:09","slug":"he-knew-everything-better-than-anybody-else-and-it-was-an-affront-to-his-vanity-that-you-should-disagree-with-him-a-overstrung-b-overweening-c-overwhelming-d-overwrought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/he-knew-everything-better-than-anybody-else-and-it-was-an-affront-to-his-vanity-that-you-should-disagree-with-him-a-overstrung-b-overweening-c-overwhelming-d-overwrought\/","title":{"rendered":"He knew everything better than anybody else, and it was an affront to his &#8230;&#8230; vanity that you should disagree with him. 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