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1. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
4. Most important element.
9. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
13. The compass point that is one point east of due south.
16. European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves.
17. (neurology) Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
18. Fallow deer.
19. Not in good physical or mental health.
20. A Bantu language spoken by the Chaga people in northern Tanzania.
22. Torn down and broken up.
23. A family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southeastern Asia.
25. Wild sheep of northern Africa.
27. A loose cloak with a hood.
29. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary.
31. Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835).
34. Any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes.
35. (Norse mythology) The heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes.
38. Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998).
42. The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants.
44. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfections of the skin.
46. Tropical and subtropical marine and freshwater fishes having an elongated body and long protruding lower jaw.
49. (superlative of `good') Having the most positive qualities.
50. (used of count nouns) Every one considered individually.
51. Of or relating to or involving an area.
52. A member of an agricultural people in southeastern India.
55. (prefix) Coming before or being preliminary or preparatory.
56. One millionth of a gram.
57. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar.
58. A jar made of glass or plastic.
60. God of wealth and love.
62. The month following February and preceding April.
63. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
65. Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family.
66. A rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys.
67. An inactive volcano in Sicily.
69. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
71. Any of various plant glucosides that form soapy lathers when mixed and agitated with water.
73. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
77. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
78. (astronomy) A measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion.
79. (Norse mythology) Ruler of the Aesir.
81. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali earth group.
82. A public promotion of some product or service.
84. Sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat) section or component of something.
92. The great hall in ancient Persian palaces.
94. A peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
96. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
97. Standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian.
98. French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793).
100. Not only so, but.
101. A barrier constructed to contain the flow or water or to keep out the sea.
102. The starting place for each hole on a golf course.
103. A poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States.
104. (Babylonian) God of storms and wind.
105. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
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1. Type genus of the family Arcidae.
2. A tributary of the Rhine.
3. A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.
4. A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain.
5. (astronomy) The angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing.
6. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
7. The 3rd planet from the sun.
8. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people.
9. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice.
10. A pilgrimage to Mecca.
11. Before noon.
12. Rich Middle Eastern cake made of thin layers of flaky pastry filled with nuts and honey.
13. Large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which yield fibers of mucilaginous substances.
14. Divulge information or secrets.
15. English essayist (1775-1834).
21. Type genus of the Giraffidae.
24. A region of northeastern France famous for its wines.
26. A fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes.
28. The capital and largest city of Japan.
30. A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific.
32. Involving the entire earth.
33. A canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds) killed by a hunter.
36. Someone making a search or inquiry.
37. Small genus of Eurasian herbs.
39. An independent agency of the United States government responsible for aviation and spaceflight.
40. Worn and broken down by hard use.
41. Sticking fast n.
43. Jordan's port.
45. To protect clothing.
47. Swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas v 1.
48. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
53. English theoretical physicist who applied relativity theory to quantum mechanics and predicted the existence of antimatter and the positron (1902-1984).
54. Type genus of the Vespidae.
59. Of or at or relating to an anode.
61. (of a male animal) Having the testicles removed.
64. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
68. A woman religious.
70. An imaginary elephant that appears in a series of French books for children.
72. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
74. Add ions to.
75. Relating to or characteristic of or occurring on the sea or ships.
76. A constitutional monarchy in southeastern Asia on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula.
80. Tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
83. (Irish) Chief god of the Tuatha De Danann.
84. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
85. A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church.
86. The work of caring for or attending to someone or something.
87. Moderate or restrain.
88. In bed.
89. King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922).
90. Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike.
91. God of love and erotic desire.
93. Tag the base runner to get him out.
95. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
99. A silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite.
100. An ancient city of Sumer located on a former channel of the Euphrates River.
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