ululate –verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
1.to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
2.to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail.
3.to lament loudly and shrilly.
circumlocution \sir-kuhm-loh-KYOO-shuhn\, noun:
The use of many words to express an idea that might be expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language.
antediluvian \an-tih-duh-LOO-vee-uhn\, adjective: 1. Of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood. 2. Antiquated; from or belonging to a much earlier time.
metier \met-YAY; MET-yay\ , noun: 1. An occupation; a profession. 2. An area in which one excels; an occupation for which one is especially well suited.