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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| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
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