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  • 81Astounding — As*tound ing, a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. {As*tound ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82Astoundingly — Astounding As*tound ing, a. Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an astounding force, statement, or fact. {As*tound ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 83Stound — (stound), v. i. [Cf. {Astound}, {Stun}.] To be in pain or sorrow. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 84stupefy — transitive verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: Middle English stupifien, modification of Latin stupefacere, from stupēre to be astonished + facere to make, do more at do Date: 15th century 1. to make stupid, groggy, or insensible 2. astonish, astound… …

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  • 85amaze — I. verb (amazed; amazing) Etymology: Middle English amasen, from Old English āmasian, from ā (perfective prefix) + *masian to confuse more at abide Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. obsolete bewilder, perplex …

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  • 86monstrous — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. obsolete strange, unnatural 2. having extraordinary often overwhelming size ; gigantic 3. a. having the qualities or appearance of a monster b. obsolete teeming with monsters …

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  • 87puzzle — I. verb (puzzled; puzzling) Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1582 transitive verb 1. to offer or represent to (as a person) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve ; challenge mentally; also to exert (as oneself) over such …

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  • 88Nokia — This article is about the telecommunications corporation. For the Finnish town, see Nokia, Finland. For other uses, see Nokia (disambiguation). Nokia Corporation Type Public company Traded as …

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  • 891270s BC — Events and trends*1279 BC Pharaoh Seti I dies. *c. 1279 BC Troy VI, speculated to be the city mentioned in Homer s Iliad, is presumed to have been destroyed by Greek armies. *c. 1279 BC (May 31) Ramesses II (19th dynasty) becomes pharaoh of… …

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  • 90Plot (narrative) — Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, or by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of… …

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