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 |
|---|---|
| fell | skin |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |