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 |
|---|---|
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| inverse | opposite in order, nature, or effect |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| hortatory | hortative |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
