Cavalcade most often refers to a series of related things. An older meaning, still in use, is “a procession of riders or carriages”; vehicles or ships in a procession can be referred to as a cavalcade too.
// Since the high-powered console’s debut late last year, video game companies have steadily unveiled a cavalcade of new games that showcase its groundbreaking graphics.
Longueur refers to a boring part of something (such as a book or play). It is usually used in the plural form.
// Though not without its longueurs, the opera came to life in the last act.
Indomitable is a formal word used to describe something that is impossible to defeat or discourage.
// Juneteenth celebrates the abolition of slavery in the United States, and honors the indomitable spirit of African Americans past and present fighting for justice, liberation, and the fulfillment of this nation’s ideals.
To acquiesce to something is to accept it, agree with it, or allow it to happen by staying silent or by not arguing. Acquiesce is somewhat formal, and is often used with in or to.
// Eventually, the professor acquiesced to the students’ request to have the seminar’s final class be a potluck lunch.
Wifty, a synonym of ditzy, describes something or someone eccentrically silly or scatterbrained.
// The play features a wifty character who starts out blissfully unaware of the conflict driving the plot but ultimately pulls it together to save the day.
A gamut is a range or series of related things. When we say that something “runs the gamut,” we are saying that it encompasses an entire range of related things.
// The flea market offerings run the gamut with a wide array of vendors each offering something unique.
Something described as tenuous is flimsy, weak, or uncertain.
// The theater had a tenuous existence for years, but today is on much more solid financial footing
Someone described as hale is in good and often exceptional health. Hale is commonly used in the phrase "hale and hearty."
// Their mother remains hale and hearty in her old age.
a back door or gate.
a private entrance or any entrance other than the main one.
Saturnine is a literary word that typically describes people who are glum and grumpy, or things that suggest or express gloom. It can also mean “slow to act or change.”
// A walk in the sunshine can improve your mood significantly, raising the spirits of even the most saturnine among us.