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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Vocab., Ch.
22-24Definitions and Parts of Speech
Onerous (Adj)
DEF: Burdensome; difficult
Onerously, Adv.
Solicitous (Adj.)
• DEF: Eager or anxious to do something; showing interest or concern
• Solicitously, Adv
• Solicitousness, Noun
Trammeled (Verb)
• DEF: To prevent the something from acting.
Palpable (Adj.)
• DEF: Capable of being touched
• Palpably, Adv.
• Palpability, Noun
Impertinence (Noun)
DEF: The state of being unrestrained within bounds of propriety or good taste; rudeness.
Impertinent, Adj.
Impertinently, Adv
Elocution (Noun)
DEF: The art of effective public speaking.
Rebutting (Verb)
DEF: To contradict or oppose; to prove the falsness of something.
Excruciating (Adj)
DEF: Very intense, extreme; causing great pain.
Excruciatingly, Adv.
Retributive (Adj)
• DEF: Having to do with the receiving or dispensing of reward or punishment.
• Retributively, Adv.
• Retribution, Noun