I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Vocabulary

related to beauty or good taste — often referring to one's appreciation of beauty or one's sense of what is beautiful

or:

beautiful or tasteful

something said or done that is disrespectful of something considered sacred — especially God or religion

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

(often using difficult words in an attempt to make something sound more important than it is or to make the speaker sound more intelligent)

impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes — especially impulsive behavior

not serious (in 1 or both of these ways):

• in behavior or attitude — as when acting silly or without appropriate seriousness
• in content — as when describing something as trivial or unimportant

continuous — often in an annoying way

submissive — typically excessively so (so submissive or eager to serve and please that one seems to have no self-respect)

or:

relating to the work that requires obeying demeaning commands

or:

slave-like or relating to slaves

arrogant (acting as if better, more important, and superior in ideas than others)

boring — especially because something goes on too long or without variation