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Persepolis Vocab

DefinitionTerm
a person or thing that is followed or replaced by another predecessor
someone believed to represent or speak for a higher divine power prophet
to decline or deteriorate back to a previous form degenerate
a group of people who follow, support, and surround an important or famous person entourage
to try to develop something or help it grow cultivated
things that are silly or not important frivolities
a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs, and is often admired because of it martyr
an image or representation of a person, typically one who is disliked effigy
something that can overthrow or upset an established order or way of thinking subversive
a member of an independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against regular established forces guerilla
working class people who do not own their own means of production, and must work for others proletariat
the official residence or offices of an ambassador embassy
overly concerned or preoccupied with material possessions rather than with intellectual or spiritual things materialistic
a person who flees to a foreign country or power to escape danger or persecution refugee
not overtly or specifically religious secular
inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness belligerent
being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary - often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor veritable
morally or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgenge in pleasure or luxury decadence
careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences circumspect
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