Persepolis (Satrapi) Vocab Words

obligatory

required by compulsion or convention

decadence

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

avant-garde

radically new or original

tyranny

government in which a ruler is an absolute dictator

imperialism

a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries

dialectic

of reasoning that arrives at truth by exchanging arguments

perpetrate

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

degenerate

grow worse

secular

not concerned with or devoted to religion

bleak

offering little or no hope

frivolity

something of little value or significance

martyr

one who voluntarily suffers death

porter

a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

effigy

a representation of a person

subversive

in opposition to an established system or government

diabolical

showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness

exile

the act of expelling a person from their native land

belligerent

characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

skeptical

marked by or given to doubt

fatalism

a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance