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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| cryptic | secret |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |