<p>The long distance relationship was merely epistolary</p>
<p>ostentatious</p>
<p>The ostentatious woman dressed in next-to-naked clothing, seeking attention.</p>
<p>musings</p>
<p>My mom rushed into my room to answer the telephone, abruptly interrupting me from my musings</p>
<p>castration</p>
<p>When I came home late last night, my parents nearly gave me a castration.</p>
<p>placid</p>
<p>In the stillness of the early morning, the placid lake and clear sky were an idyllic sight. </p>
<p>caustic</p>
<p>His **caustic **innuendos did not dissuade her from applying at the contest.</p>
<p>abate</p>
<p>When I went fishing, I had to put abate on my hook or else I wouldn't have caught anything.</p>
<p>lol i had to</p>
<p>somniferous</p>
<p>Lol, I applaud you Tccc061990!! :cool:</p>
<p>The moderator tried to **abate **the fierce attacks between the two debaters but to no avail.</p>
<p>Wars and battles are the most somniferous aspect of history in my opinion.</p>
<p>efficacious</p>
<p>This thread is efficacious in helping us learn vocab.</p>
<p>remiss</p>
<p>Since I am such an avid vocabulary fan, you could almost say it was remiss of me not to post in this thread sooner!</p>
<p>Pecuniary</p>
<p>In spite of my family's pecuniary problems, my mom acceded to bying me a new laptop for my studies.</p>
<p>mitigate</p>
<p>A dose of morphine mitigated the patient's pain.</p>
<p>defenestrate</p>
<p>My mom threatened to **defenestrate **my dog if I did not behave.</p>
<p>acrimonious</p>
<p>The harsh words of a friend are more acrimonious than ones of an enemy</p>
<p>alleviate</p>
<p>Lol, I love your hints naidu! (sigh)</p>
<p>A broken heart cannot be easily **alleviated **from the pain of rejection (i can do it too ;))</p>
<p>faux pas</p>
<p>While my brother scratched his ass and burped the words "I Do" at the alter, it was not only very crass, but also a very embarrassing faux pas!!!</p>
<p>Aggrandize</p>
<p>TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!! :D</p>
<p>Mussolini utilized his foreign policy in order to diverge attention from his failed domestic policies and **aggrandize **his prestige</p>
<p>haphazard</p>
<p><sigh> my brother says I steer the car too haphazardly :(</sigh></p>
<p>risible</p>
<p>My friend said that my joke was risible and laughed loudly </p>
<p>ruminate</p>
<p>Maria ruminates on going to college this year; she might want to take a gap year.</p>
<p>ruse</p>