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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cacophonousmarked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
briskkeenly alert : lively
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
waftto move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
reparablecapable of being repaired