Persepolis VOCAB

Question 1

Decadence

Answer 1

Having a lot of fancy and pleasurable things because you are wealthy.

Question 2

Avant-Garde

Answer 2

Adventurous, likes to do things that most people haven’t tried.

Question 3

Putsch

Answer 3

A violent effort to take over

Question 4

Secular

Answer 4

Not having or belonging to a religion

Question 5

Rabble

Answer 5

A disorganized group of people

Question 6

Frivolities

Answer 6

Unnecessary things, stuff you don’t need

Question 7

Clandestine

Answer 7

(adj.) Secret, concealed; underhanded

Question 8

Effigy

Answer 8

A crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group

Question 9

Proletariat

Answer 9

Working class or lower class

Question 10

Celestial

Answer 10

Holy, coming from God or heaven

Question 11

Shiite

Answer 11

A branch of Islamic faith, just like Protestant and Catholic are branches of Christianity

Question 12

Shunned

Answer 12

Ignored; deliberately avoided

Question 13

Flagellated

Answer 13

To beat or whip someone

Question 14

Belligerent

Answer 14

Aggressive, mean, willing to fight

Question 15

Invoked

Answer 15

To call upon a higher power for aid

Question 16

Circumspect

Answer 16

Being aware of the situation and how to behave

Question 17

Subversive

Answer 17

Intending to undermine or overthrow a government

Question 18

Fundamentalism

Answer 18

A form of a religion that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture

Question 19

Fanactism

Answer 19

Enthusiasm that is excessive and irrational

Question 20

Terrorism

Answer 20

The use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims

Question 21

Imperialism

Answer 21

The extension/imposition of power, authority or influence of one country over another