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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.

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WordMeaning
coalesceto grow together
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
deprecateto express disapproval of
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
searbeing dried and withered
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
halcyoncharacterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden