cortege (en)

(noun) a train of attendants; retinue / (noun) procession / (noun) a funeral procession

fulguration (en)

(noun) the act or process of flashing like lightning / (noun) electrodesiccation

gantry (en)

(noun) a frame for supporting barrels / (noun) ; a frame structure raised on side supports so as to span over or around something; as / (noun) a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers or side frames running on parallel tracks / (noun) a movable structure with platforms at different levels used for erecting and servicing rockets before launching / (noun) a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals for each

interstice (en)

(noun) an intervening space

lacuna (en)

an unfilled space; a gap (plural: lacunae)

prolegomena (en)

a critical or discursive introduction to a book (from Ancient Greek)

succor (en)

assistance and support in times of hardship and distress

tabula rasa (en)

(noun) the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions / (noun) something existing in its original pristine state (philosophy)

variegated (en)

(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks

vertiginous (en)

causing vertigo, especially by being extremely high or steep

vicissitudes (en)

(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs

weft (en)

(noun) a filling thread or yarn in weaving / (noun) yarn used for the weft / (noun) web fabric / (noun) an article of woven fabric / (noun) a knit fabric produced in machine or hand knitting with the yarns running crosswise or in a circle