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Persepolis Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| avant-garde (6) | The advance group in any field, esp. in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods. |
| celestial (8) | pertaining to the sky or visible heaven. |
| putsch (19) | a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, esp. one that depends upon suddenness and speed. |
| entourage, confiscate, Bolsheviks (23) | a group of attendants or associates, as of a person of rank or importance |
| frivolities (28) | the quality or state of being frivolous |
| cadaver (31) | a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse. |
| clandestine (33) | characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious |
| euphoria (45) | a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania. |
| subversive (47) | Show IPA . tending to subvert or advocating subversion, esp. in an attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally constituted government. |
| diabolical (53) | having the qualities of a devil; devilish; fiendish; outrageously wicked |
| proletariat (62) | the class of wage earners, esp. those who earn their living by manual labor or who are dependent for support on daily or casual employment; the working class. |
| coup d'etat (82) | a sudden and decisive action in politics, esp. one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. |
| flatulence (92) | generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food. |
| nuptial, resignation (94) | of or pertaining to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| flagellation (96) | the act or process of flagellating. |
| carnage (101) | the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre. |
| denounce (105) | to condemn or censure openly or publicly |
| blunt (119) | simple |
| strapped, veritable (122) | needy; wanting |
| decadence (133) | the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration |
| skepticism, optimism, pessimism, fatalism, circumspect (135-137) | doubt or unbelief with regard to a religion, esp. Christianity. |
| euphoria (138) | a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania. |
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