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.

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strewto spread by scattering
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
sullengloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
submergeto put under water
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that