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 |
|---|---|
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |