GRE Word List
FRESCO
the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
The meaning of the word fresco is the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| grate | grating |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |