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| abstruse | -adj. hard to understand. |
| apostasy | -n. a complete forsaking of what one has believed in. |
| bauble | -n. a show trifle of little value; a useless toy or trinket. |
| bullion | -n. ingot, bars, or plates of gold or silver. |
| fresco | -n. the art of painting with watercolors on wet plaster; a picture so painted. |
| frugal | -adj. avoiding waste; thrifty; economical. |
| iridescent | -adj. showing the colors of the rainbow in a changing pattern. |
| opulence | -n. wealth or riches; luxuriousness; abundance. |
| promontory | -n. a high point of land extending into a body of water. |
| usury | -n. the practice of charging a very high or an unlawful rate on interest on a loan. |
