20AUG09

perorate:

1. to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
2. to bring a speech to a close with a formal conclusion.

how to use in casual conversation:

"i didn't invite him because he talks soooo much. dude, this guy like perorates"

not to be confused with:

perforate

how it makes me feel:

meh. it's not exactly sexy. and i don't mean sexy like erotic i mean sexy like appealing. plus it's not exactly versatile. i was only able to muster up one sentence using it. maybe that's my issue, but it could possibly be the word itself. who knows. it's a good WOTD, it just isn't making me swoon. dictionary.com seems to generally be fairly consistent with decent WOTDs. merriam-webster is where you get the weird/exciting/dumb stuff. it can be disappointing in the most crushing sense while at other times instilling the greatest sense of wonder. kind of like manic-depression.