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