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Persepolis Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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place of safety or refuge

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Asylum

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innovative or ahead of time

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avant-garde

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war-like or aggressive

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belligerent

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dead body or corpse

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cadaver

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the slaughter of a great number of people

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carnage

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conduct with secrecy

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clandestine

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7
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to comfort

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console

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8
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overthrow (usually military) of government

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coup d’etat

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excessive indulgence

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decadence

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10
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immoral or corrupt person

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degenerate

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11
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relating to evil

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diabolical

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12
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of reasoning that arrives at truth by exchanging arguments

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dialectic

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13
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property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage

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dowry

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14
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crude image of a despised person

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effigy

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extreme happiness

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euphoria

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excessive supporters of religion or politics

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fanatics

17
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to whip

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flagellate

18
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characterized by a lack of seriousness or sense

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frivolities

19
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independent militants who attack in small groups

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guerillas

20
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someone associated with taking over the power of another country or leader

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imperialists

21
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person who suffers or sacrifices for their religious or other beliefs

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martyr

22
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marriage

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nuptial

23
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required

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obligatory

24
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empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC (modern Iran)

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Persia

25
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working class people, commoners

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poletariat

26
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forcible and illegitimate attempt to seize power

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putsch

27
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government, generally imposed upon the people

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regime

28
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form of government in which the people elect representatives to govern them and make laws

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republic

29
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not pertaining to or connected with religion

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secular

30
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title of the former monarch of Iran

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Shah

31
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a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed

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Shiite

32
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seeking to disrupt established system or order

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subversive

33
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true or genuine

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veritable

34
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wine maker

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vintner

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