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11Canut revolts — There were three Canut revolts ( fr. Révolte des canuts) in Lyon during the first half of the 19th century. The first occurred in November 1831, and was the first clearly defined worker uprising of the Industrial Revolution.The silk industry in… …
12awe — Synonyms and related words: abject fear, admiration, adoration, affright, alarm, amaze, amazement, apotheosis, appall, appreciation, approbation, approval, astonish, astonishment, astound, astoundment, awestrike, be widely reputed, bedaze,… …
13surprise — Synonyms and related words: admiration, amaze, amazement, ambush, assail, assault, astonish, astonishment, astound, astoundment, attack, awe, awestrike, bedaze, bedazzle, beguilement, bewilder, bewilderment, blitz, blockbuster, blow, boggle, bomb …
14surprise — sur•prise [[t]sərˈpraɪz, sə [/t]] v. prised, pris•ing, n. 1) to strike with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, esp. by being unexpected 2) to come upon or discover suddenly and unexpectedly 3) to make an unexpected assault on (an… …
15CIA activities in Iraq — Main article: CIA activities in the Near East, North Africa, South and Southwest Asia U.S. support of various Iraqi regimes was predicated upon the notion that Iraq was a key buffer state in geopolitical relations with the Soviet Union. A US… …
16Glastonbury Abbey — • Benedictine monastery, Somersetshire, England, pre eminently the centre of early Christian tradition in England Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Glastonbury Abbey Glastonbury Abbey …
17Dorje Pakmo — Dakini Vajravarahi In Tibetan Buddhism, Dorje Pakmo (Tibetan: རྡོ་རྗེ་ཕག་མོ, Wylie: rdo rje phag mo, literally The Diamond Sow;[1] simplified Chinese …
18surprise — [n] something amazing; state of amazement abruptness, amazement, astonishment, astoundment, attack, awe, bewilderment, bombshell*, consternation, curiosity, curveball*, disappointment, disillusion, eye opener*, fortune, godsend*, incredulity,… …
19Astonish — As*ton ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [ e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound}, {Astony}.] …
20Astonished — Astonish As*ton ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen, OF. estoner, F. [ e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder}, {Astound},… …
