Mick Hartley

A compendium of lost words (via). A few of my favourites:

bajulate….to bear a heavy burden
Their Sherpa aides were vexed by the demand that they bajulate as well as guide.

bubulcitate….to act as a cowherd; to cry like a cowherd
When their cat went missing, they were on the street bubulcitating for weeks.

diffibulate….to unbutton; to unbuckle
He found it difficult to diffibulate her blouse using only one hand.

hirquitalliency….strength of voice
The wrestler’s hirquitalliency compensated for his lack of strength and talent.

ictuate….to emphasize; to put metrical stress on
She preferred free verse over carefully-ictuated classical poetic styles.

kexy….dry, brittle, withered
The rustling of the kexy leaves alerted the campers to the bear’s presence.

murklins….in the dark
She stumbled murklins about the house until she found the light switch.

obrumpent….breaking; bursting
The guests were startled to attention by the sound of obrumpent balloons.

obstrigillate….to oppose; to resist
I will not obstrigillate the efforts of my opponent to besmirch my good name.

prandicle….small meal
In those years, she would take several prandicles during the course of each day.

ptochology….study of beggars and unemployment
If we want to understand the roots of poverty, we must undertake work in ptochology.

roomthily….spatially; with respect to space
His bachelor apartment is roomthily challenged, to say nothing of the smell.

speustic….made or baked in haste
At the last minute, he thought to throw together a speustic pie for the gathering.

tortiloquy….crooked speech
I will not tolerate such tortiloquy in my court!