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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
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| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| peevish | querulous in temperament or mood : fretful |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| nurture | training |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |