PERSEPOLIS I

VOCABULARY
REVIEW
Q U I Z O N W E D N E S D AY

MUSLIM
A follower of Islam (noun)
Of or relating to the Muslims or their religion (adj)

FUNDAMENTALISM
a form of a religion, especially Islam or Protestant
Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal
interpretation of scripture. (noun)

SHAH
Title given to the emperors/kings and lords of Iran
(noun)

AYATOLLAH
A Shiite religious leader in Iran (noun)

SHADOR/CHADOR
a large piece of cloth that is wrapped around the head
and upper body leaving only the face exposed, worn
especially by Muslim women. (noun)

TALIBAN
an Islamic militant group operating in Afghanistan and
western Pakistan. In the late 1990s it made a
government, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
(noun)

OBLIGATORY
Required by a legal, moral, or other rule; compulsory
(adj)

DECADENCE
moral or cultural decline as characterized by
excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury. (noun)

REVOLUTION
a fundamental change in political power or
organizational structures that takes place in a
relatively short period of time when the population
rises up in revolt against the current authorities.
(noun)

FANATIC(S)
a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal,
especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
(noun)

DEGENERATE
having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities
considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of
decline (adj)

FRIVOLITIES
The quality or state of being frivolous aka
characterized by lack of seriousness or sense (noun)

CADAVER
A corpse or dead body (noun)

SENTIMENT
an attitude toward something; regard; opinion (noun)

SUBVERSIVE
seeking or intended to subvert an established system
or institution. (adj)

CYANIDE
sodium or potassium cyanide used as a poison or in
the extraction of gold and silver (noun)

DIALECTIC
the art of investigating or discussing the truth of
opinions. (noun)

SHUNNED
persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or
something) through antipathy or caution. (verb)

PROLETARIAT
workers or working-class people, regarded collectively
(often used with reference to Marxism). (noun)

IMPERIALISTS
a person who supports or practices imperialism.
(noun) (derogatory)

REGIME
a government, especially an authoritarian one. (noun)

CONSOLE
comfort (someone) at a time of grief or
disappointment. (verb)

REBELLIOUS
showing a desire to resist authority, control, or
convention (adj)

CARNAGE
the killing of a large number of people. (noun)

VINTNER
A wine merchant or maker (noun)

BELLIGERENT
hostile and aggressive. (adj)

SYSTEMATICALLY
having, showing, or involving a system, method, or
plan: (adv)

VERITABLE
being truly or very much so: (adj)

ASYLUM
the protection granted by a nation to someone who
has left their native country as a political refugee.
(noun)

EUPHORIA
a feeling or state of intense excitement and
happiness. (noun)

EXPELLED
deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement
in a school or other organization. (verb)