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subsequent
coming later or afterward
sequel
a following event or literary work
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
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 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)
chivalry—gallantry to women
S
condolences—congratulations
O
a literary work or an event that follows another
sequel
poetic word for sorrow
dolor
burial ceremonies
obsequies
relating to money (adj.)
pecuniary
parade of mounted riders
cavalcade
offhand; unmindful of another’s feelings
cavalier
morally deteriorating (adj.)
decadent
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
Expression of sympathy:
condolence
Courtesy to women:
chivalry
sequor, to follow
subsequent
queror, to complain
querulous
cilium, eyelid
supercilious
strepo, to make a noise
obstreperous
caballus (caval-)
cavalier