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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| endue | provide |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
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