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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank with appropriate word from the box and complete the statement suitably:
Alexander the Great, wished to conquer many lands and ______the entire world.
विकल्प
bequeath
antics
monarchise
impregnable
hollow
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उत्तर
Alexander the Great, wished to conquer many lands and monarchize the entire world.
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