GRE Word List
FRESCO
painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
The meaning of the word fresco is painting on wet plaster (usually fresh).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nostalgia | homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic |
| convoluted | coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain |
| behoove | be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do. |
| sycophant | servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic |
| embroider | decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish |
| monograph | scholarly article |
| bedraggle | wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled |
| pluck | courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave |
| gale | windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter |
| pathos | tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings; Ex. pathos that runs through the novel |
