8-1 Review Vocab

Momma refused to back down in the face of bigotry. She was an _____ defender of the right to be treated equally.

avid

Angelou tries to match her poetry to her life. Her language is sometimes _____ perhaps as a reflection on the hard realities of life.

brusque

Maya Angelou wrote about her life in a multi-volume autobiography. The passage you have read is a very _____ version of that life.

concise

In the confrontation that followed, Momma was expected to give way. But Momma refused to _____ herself by doing so and stood up to the dentist.

demean

Angelou's books describe human behavior in all its forms. She shows not only how _____ people can be but also how noble they can be.

despicable

Bertha Flowers who loved book, was a strong influence on the young girl. Maya _____ her friend and became a lover of books too.

emulated

The Arkansas of the 1930s described by Angelou seems like another planet. Her stories _____ memories of a time of deep racial divisions.

evoke

Momma hoped the white dentist would treat Maya, as it was an emergency. Despite Maya's _____ toothache, teh dentist refused to see her.

excruciating

Maya Angelou and President Clinton both came from Arkansas. Perhaps that is why he invited her to his _____ as the nations's 42nd President.

inauguration

A number of characters come alive in the pages of Angelou's autobiography. Momma is a _____ presence in the first book in the series.

pervasive

Momma kept her independence because she owned the store in Stamps. As the _____, Momma didn't have to take orders from anyone.

proprietor

Not many people have heard of Marguerite Johnson. She is far better known by her ________ Maya Angelou.

pseudonym

When Maya was a child, a line was drawn to keep African Americans in their place. Anyone crossing that line would be _____ immediately.

rebuffed

Momma had many fine qualities. The one Maya admired the most was her grandmother's _____ in coping with bigotry,

resilience

Angelou records in her books the interesting times she lived through. They include the _____ years of the Civil Rights movement.

turbulent