Archive for March, 2006

Interesting Words Vol. 7

ululate \UL-yuh-layt; YOOL-\, intransitive:
To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.

perambulate \puh-RAM-byuh-layt\, intransitive verb:
1. To walk about; to roam; to stroll; as, “he perambulated in the park.”
transitive verb:
1. To walk through or over.
2. To travel over for the purpose of surveying or inspecting.

jollification \jol-ih-fuh-KAY-shuhn\, noun:
Merrymaking; festivity; revelry.

somniferous \som-NIF-uhr-uhs\, adjective:
Causing or inducing sleep

Not sure this last one is actually a word as I couldnt find an official dictionary definition. BUT it has happened to me several times!!

resistentialism
seemingly spiteful behavior manifested by inanimate objects