Persepolis Vocab

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Decadence

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(n) the quality or state of being decadent (decadent = characterized by decay or
decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt)

Question 1

Obligatory

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(3): (adj) mandatory, required

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Avant-Garde

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adj) Of, relating to, or being part of an innovative group

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Prophet

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n) one who utters divinely inspired revelations

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Predecessor

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(n) one that precedes; especially, a person who has previously occupied a position or office to which another has succeeded

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Celestial

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adj) relating to the sky

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Tyranny

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n) oppressive power; a rigorous condition imposed by some outside force

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Submission

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(n) an act of submitting to the authority or control of another,

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Enlighten

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v) to instruct, to impart knowledge to

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Fanatic

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(n) a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or
politics

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Perpetrate

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(v) carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action

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Republic

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(n) a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law

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Confiscate

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

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Entourage

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(n) a group of attendants or associates

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Cultivated

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(adj) refined, educated

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Condemn

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(v) to express complete disapproval of; to sentence someone to a particular punishment

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Martyr

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(n) a person who sacrifices something of great value or life itself for the sake of principle

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Cadaver

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(n) A dead body

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slogan

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(n) a distinctive cry, phrase, or motto of any party, group, manufacturer, or person

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Clandestine

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adj) kept secret or done secretively

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Effigy

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n) an image or representation, especially of a person

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Sentiment

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(n) emotion; a specific view or notion

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Phenomena

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plural n) observable facts or events

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Euphoria

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(n) a feeling or state of intense excitement or happiness

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Guerrilla

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(n) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

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Diabolical

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(adj) characteristic of the devil; evil, satanic

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Shun

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(v) to avoid deliberately and persistently

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Proletariat

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(n) workers or working-class people, regarded collectively

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Regime

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(n) a form of government, especially an authoritarian one

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Intolerable

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(adj) unable to be endured; unbearable

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Belligerent

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(adj) hostile and aggressive

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Asylum

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(n) the protection granted by a nation to someone who has left their native country as a political refugee; shelter or protection from danger