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