55. WPME p. 488
obsequies
funeral rites
subsequent
coming later or afterward
sequel
a following event or literary work
sequence
proper order
pecuniary
pertaining to money
noxious
harmful, poisonous
imbibe
drink; absorb; take in
dolor
pain, sorrow (poetic)
doleful
exaggeratedly sorrowful
cavalcade
procession of mounted riders
cavalier (adj.)
offhand, haughty
cavalry
mounted military division; soldiers on
horseback
equestrian
horseman
equestrienne
horsewoman
equine
horselike
cadaver
corpse
decadent
morally decaying
decadence
spiritual decline
chivalry
gallant courtesy to women
condolence
expression of sympathy
Are speeches usually made during obsequies?
yes
Did Margaret Mitchell write a sequel to Gone with the Wind?
no
Are these numbers in sequence: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11?
yes
Do banks often handle the pecuniary details of an estate?
yes
Is arsenic a noxious chemical?
yes
Do children sometimes imbibe wisdom from their parents?
yes
If a song is sung in tones of dolor, is it a happy song?
no
Is a doleful countenance a happy one?
no
Does a cavalcade contain horses?
yes
Does a cavalier attitude show a spirit of humility?
no
Is a cavalry officer usually a good horseman?
yes
Would an equestrian statue of General Grant show him with or on a horse?
yes
Is an equestrienne a man?
no
Do humans possess many equine characteristics?
no
Is a cadaver alive?
no
Is an iconoclast likely to consider religion a decadent institution?
yes
Is decadence a desirable quality?
no
Is chivalry dead?
yes or no
Is it appropriate to condole with someone who has suffered a loss through death?
yes
Are condolences appropriate at a wedding ceremony?
no (unless you’re misogamous)
obsequies—rites
S
subsequent—preceding
O
pecuniary—financial
S
sequence—order
S
noxious—harmful
S
imbibe—drink
S
dolor—delight
O
doleful—merry
O
cavalier—courteous
O
cadaver—corpse
S
decadent—resurgent
O
chivalry—gallantry to women
S
condolences—congratulations
O
harmful
noxious
a literary work or an event that follows another
sequel
drink in
imbibe
poetic word for sorrow
dolor
burial ceremonies
obsequies
horseman
equestrian
horselike
equine
following adj.
subsequent
relating to money (adj.)
pecuniary
exaggeratedly sad
doleful
proper order
sequence
parade of mounted riders
cavalcade
offhand; unmindful of another’s feelings
cavalier
mounted soldiers
cavalry
a corpse
cadaver
morally deteriorating (adj.)
decadent
spiritual decay
decadence
expression of sympathy
condolence
gallantry to women
chivalry or chivalrousness
Excessively polite and fawning:
obsequious
Noisily troublesome:
obstreperous
Courteous and attentive to women:
chivalrous
Complaining, nagging:
querulous
Haughtily disdainful:
supercilious
Gaunt, corpselike:
cadaverous
Highhanded:
cavalier
Moral decay:
decadence
Expression of sympathy:
condolence
Courtesy to women:
chivalry
sequor, to follow
subsequent
queror, to complain
querulous
cilium, eyelid
supercilious
super, above
supervision
strepo, to make a noise
obstreperous
pecus, cattle
pecuniary
cheval, horse
chivalry
caballus (caval-)
cavalier
equus, horse
equine
codo
decadence