GRE Word List
QUINTESSENCE
the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
The meaning of the word quintessence is the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrench | cut down |
| fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |