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  • 1surprise — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 feeling of surprise ADJECTIVE ▪ great, total, utter ▪ mild, slight, some ▪ initial …

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  • 2complete — [[t]kəmpli͟ːt[/t]] ♦ completes, completing, completed 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n (emphasis) You use complete to emphasize that something is as great in extent, degree, or amount as it possibly can be. The rebels had taken complete control... It shows a… …

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  • 3complete — com|plete1 W1S2 [kəmˈpli:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: complet, from Latin, past participle of complere to fill up , from com ( COM ) + plere to fill ] 1.) [usually before noun] used to emphasize that a quality or situation is as …

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  • 4Kinder Surprise — An unopened Kinder Surprise with the opened chocolate shell and the included toy with its plastic container …

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  • 7March across Samar — The march across Samar, or Waller s March across the island of Samar, was an attempt made in 1901 by U.S. Marine forces to traverse the Philippine island from Lanang to Basey, a distance of some 35 miles, purportedly for the purpose of finding a… …

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  • 9Mieszko III the Old — 19th century portrait by Jan Matejko High Duke of Poland Tenure 1173–1177 1191 1198–1199 1201 Predecessor Bolesław IV the Curly …

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