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::: subsequent - following in time or order; later
::: incoherent - unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent
::: equilibrium - balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity
::: celibate - abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
::: contingent - dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
::: brood - sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time
::: crabbed - sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
::: hapless - unfortunate; luckless
::: stratagem - deceptive scheme; clever trick
::: alchemy - medieval chemistry