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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| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
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| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |