Words of the Work: Persepolis
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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 the ruler is an absolute dictator
imperialism
a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
dialectic
of reasoning that arrives at truth by exchanged arguments
perpetrate
perform an act, usually with 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
representation of a person
subversive
in opposition to an established system or government
diabolical
showing cunning, 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 belief that all events are predetermined in advance
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