Chapter 5
an image or representation of a person.
statue, model
effigy
lacking self-confidence
timid or shyly
diffidently
a state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior
frenzy
having a false look of truth or genuineness
specious
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow
lamentation
polite and restrained
keeping with good taste and propriety
decorous
in a profoundly wise manner
sagely
in a way that is impossible to understand
unintelligibly
to use gestures, especially dramatic ones
gesticulate
state of being unwilling to believe something
incredulity
unable to be affected by
impervious
existing or occurring at or on the surface
superficial
to express approval or agreement
assent
having or seeming to have no end
interminable
the state or quality of being holy, sacred, or saintly
ultimate importance and inviolability
sanctity
an object that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck
talisman
understood or implied without being stated
tacit
a projecting part of a fortification built at an angle so as to allow defensive fire in several directions
bastion
a thicket in which game can hide
covert
a long, high-pitched, wavering vocal sound produced by rapidly moving the tongue back and forth inside the mouth
ululation