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 |
|---|---|
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |