Vocab 5 Flashcards
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Moral and cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
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Decadence
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Required by legal, moral or other rule.
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Obligatory
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A forcible overthrow of a government pr social order in favor of a new system
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Revolution
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Person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal
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Fanatic
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Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal
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Degenerate
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Lack of seriousness
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Frivolity
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A corpse
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Cadaver
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A follower of Islam
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Muslim
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A form of religion that holds strict beliefs.
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Fundamentalism
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The title of the former monarch of Iran
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Shah
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A Shiite religious leader in Iran
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Ayatollah
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A larger piece of cloth that is wrapped around the head
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Chador
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A fundamentalist Muslim group known for military activities
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Taliban
