Persepolis vocab words

Question 1

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

Answer 1

decadence

Question 2

of heaven or the spirit.

Answer 2

celestial

Question 3

government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator.

Answer 3

tyranny

Question 4

of reasoning that arrives at truth by exchanging arguments

Answer 4

dialectic

Question 5

not concerned with or devoted to religion

Answer 5

Secular

Question 6

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Answer 6

perpetrate

Question 7

grow worse

Answer 7

degenerate

Question 8

a sudden attempt to overthrow the government

Answer 8

putsch

Question 9

try to acquire or develop

Answer 9

cultivate

Question 10

the common people or lower class

Answer 10

rabble

Question 11

offering little or no hope

Answer 11

bleak

Question 12

something of little value or signifignance; often characterized by a lack of seriousness/lightheartedness

Answer 12

frivolity

Question 13

one who voluntarily suffers death

Answer 13

martyr

Question 14

the dead body of a human being

Answer 14

cadaver

Question 15

a representation of a person, as in a model, sculpture, etc

Answer 15

effigy

Question 16

a feeling of great elation

Answer 16

euphoria

Question 17

in opposition to an establish system or government

Answer 17

subversive

Question 18

showing or ingenuity or wickedness

Answer 18

diobolical

Question 19

a social class comprising those who do manual labor

Answer 19

proletariat

Question 20

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

Answer 20

belligerent