GRE Word List

CAVALCADE

a procession (see procession

The meaning of the word cavalcade is a procession (see procession.

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braggarta loud arrogant boaster
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
alludeto make indirect reference
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
decryto depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated