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Gramercy

A word formerly used to express thankfulness with surprise many thanks

Ha

An exclamation denoting surprise joy or grief Both as uttered and as written it expresses a great variety of emotions determined by

Heigh ho

An exclamation of surprise joy dejection uneasiness weariness etc

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recant

recant : to renounce or withdraw (prior statements or testimony) [surprised the prosecution by ing statements made earlier to the police] vi : to renounce or withdraw prior statements or testimony re·can·ta·tion [rē-kan-tā-shən] n

collage

any picture made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs especially in unusual or surprising ways

conformist

or convention not corresponding to current customs or rules or styles as underneath the radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist Opposite of nonconformist

Conte

A short narrative or tale esp one dealing with surprising or marvelous events

Novel

Of recent origin or introduction not ancient new hence out of the ordinary course unusual strange surprising

Pontvolant

A kind of light bridge used in sieges for surprising a post or outwork which has but a narrow moat a flying bridge

Romance

Amadis of Gaul hence any fictitious and wonderful tale a sort of novel especially one which treats of surprising adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine a tale of extravagant adventures of love and the like

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