English Vocab Persepolis 1

Question 1

(adj.) required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory.

Answer 1

obligatory

Question 2

(n.)an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.

Answer 2

capitalism

Question 3

(n.) moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.

Answer 3

decadence

Question 4

(adj.) favoring or introducing experimental or unusual ideas.

Answer 4

avant-garde

Question 5

(adj.) belonging or relating to heaven

Answer 5

celestial

Question 6

(n.) a person regarded as an inspired teacher or proclaimer of the will of God.

Answer 6

prophet

Question 7

(n.)a policy of extending a country’s power and influence through diplomacy or military force.

Answer 7

imperialism

Question 8

(adj.) relating to the art of investigating or discussing the truth of opinions.

Answer 8

dialectic

Question 9

(n.) a tendency to consider material possessions and physical comfort as more important than spiritual values.

Answer 9

materialism

Question 10

(v.) decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

Answer 10

degenerate

Question 11

(n.) a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

Answer 11

republic

Question 12

(v.) take or seize (someone’s property) with authority.

Answer 12

confiscate

Question 13

(n.) a disorderly crowd; a mob

Answer 13

rabble

Question 14

(n.) any disease marked by inflammation and pain in the joints, muscles, or fibrous tissue, especially rheumatoid arthritis.

Answer 14

rheumatism

Question 15

(n.) a line of hereditary rulers of a country.

Answer 15

dynasty

Question 16

(n.) lack of seriousness; lightheartedness.

Answer 16

frivolity

Question 17

(n.) a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.

Answer 17

martyr

Question 18

(n.) a corpse

Answer 18

cadaver