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 |
|---|---|
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| malodorous | having a bad odor |
| haggard | not tamed |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |