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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| douse | to plunge into water |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| apprehend | arrest |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |
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