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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| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
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| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| colloquy | conversation |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |