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PERSEPOLIS

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devoted   giving someone or something a lot of attention or love  
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abandon   to leave a person or thing and not return  
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urgent   very important and needing help right away  
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persecute   to treat someone in a mean and unfair way, especially because of religious or political beliefs  
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exterminate   to kill all of a particular group of people or animals  
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execute   to kill someone, especially as punishment for something considered a crime  
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resistance   the act of not agreeing with new or ideas or changes  
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asylum   protection that the government gives to someone who escapes from a country for political reasons  
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optimism   the belief that good things will happen/ being positive  
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pessimism   the belief that bad things will happen/ being negative  
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revolution   a time when people change a ruler or government  
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obligatory   something that must be done because of a law or rule  
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demonstration   an event where a lot of people meet to protest or support something in public  
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predecessor   the person who came before  
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forbidden   not allowed  
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enlighten   to explain something to someone so they understand  
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fanatic   someone who has extreme religious or political ideas  
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massacre   the killing of a lot of people  
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perpetrated   did something wrong and illegal  
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puzzled   confused, not clear in understanding something  
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oppose   disagree strongly with an idea or action  
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