Persepolis Vocabulary

Decadent

Characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence

Avant-Garde

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

Opposition

Something that goes against or disagrees with something or someone else

Frivolities

Frivolous acts or things / characterized by lack of seriousness or sense

Clandestine

Marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy

Diabolical

Of, relating to, or characteristics of the devil

Stupor

A person in a stupor is considered barely conscious or stunned

Chador

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

Veritable

Not counterfelt or copied; true

Coup d’etat

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

Flagellate

To whip; scourge; flog; lash

Secular

Not pertaining to or connected with religion

Belligerent

Inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness

Obligatory

Requred by compulsion or convention