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 |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| ramification | branch |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| brazen | made of brass |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |