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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axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
allegiancethe obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
lagoona shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water