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colonnade

a series of columns set at regular intervals , usually supporting a roof or series of arches
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arbitrage

the method on the stock exchange of buying something in one place and selling it in another place at the same time, in order to make a profit from the difference in price in the two places

gadfly

a person who interferes with the status quo of a society or community by posing novel, potentially upsetting questions, usually directed at authorities

beatnik

a person who participated in a social movement of the 1950s and early 1960s which stressed artistic self-expression and the rejection of the mores of conventional society, or broadly : a usually young and artistic person who rejects the mores of conventional society