[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features:Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.Synonyms: core , soul , principle , heart , lifeblood , spirit , substance", "a substance obtained from a plant, drug, or the like, by distillation, infusion, etc., and containing its characteristic properties in concentrated form.", "an alcoholic solution of an essential oil essential oil;spirit.", "a perfume; scent.", "Philosophy.the inward nature, true substance, or constitution of anything, as opposed to what is accidental, phenomenal, illusory, etc.", "something that exists, especially a spiritual or immaterial entity."]}]