Persepolis Vocabulary - Part 1

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Decadent

Characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence

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Avant-garde

Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field

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Opposition

Something that goes against or disagrees with something or someone else.

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Frivolities

Frivolous acts or things (lack of seriousness or sense)

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Clandestine

Marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy

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Diabolical

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the devil

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Stupor

A person in a stupor is considered barely concourse or stunned.

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Chador

A large cloth worn as a combination head covering, veil, and shawl usually by Muslim women especially in Iran.

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Veritable

not counterfeit or copied; true

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Coup D’etat

A sudden decisive exercise of force in politics; especially the violent overthrow or altercation of an existing government by a small group.

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Flagellate

To whip; scourge; flog; lash

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Secular

Not pertaining to or connected with religion

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Belligerent

Inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness

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Obligatory

Required by compulsion or convention

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