Satrapi, Persepolis

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  1. avant-garde
    radically new or original
    Deep down I was very religious but as a family we were very modern and avant-garde.
  2. prophet
    someone who speaks by divine inspiration
    At the age of six I was already sure I was the last prophet.
  3. celestial
    of heaven or the spirit
    Yes you are, celestial light, you are my choice, my last and my best choice.
  4. wrath
    intense anger
    I wanted to be Justice, Love and The Wrath of God all in one.
  5. imperialism
    a policy of extending your rule over foreign countries
    And finally modern imperialism.
  6. dialectic
    of reasoning that arrives at truth by exchanging arguments
    But my favorite was a comic book entitled "Dialectic Materialism."
  7. Shah
    title for the former hereditary monarch of Iran
    But people knew it was the Shah's fault!!!
  8. degenerate
    grow worse
    Things started to degenerate.
  9. putsch
    a sudden attempt to overthrow the government
    The truth is that 50 years ago the father of the Shah, who was a soldier, organized a putsch to overthrow the Emperor and install a republic.
  10. secular
    not concerned with or devoted to religion
    We, the Turks, are secular westerners.
  11. Bolshevik
    a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
    The Bolsheviks make miracles.
  12. rheumatism
    any painful disorder of the joints or muscles
    Prison destroyed his health. He had rheumatism.
  13. frivolity
    something of little value or significance
    All the country's money went into ridiculous celebrations of the 2500 years of dynasty and other frivolities.
  14. cadaver
    the dead body of a human being
    There was another cadaver, an old man carried out on a stretcher.
  15. porter
    a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
    Reza became a porter at the age of ten.
  16. effigy
    a representation of a person
    Then his effigy was burned.
  17. euphoria
    a feeling of great elation
    But my mother arrived in the middle of our euphoria...
  18. diabolical
    showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
    Back at home that evening, I had a diabolical feeling of power...but it didn't last.
  19. proletariat
    a social class comprising those who do manual labor
    The proletariat shall rule! It's inevitable!!!
  20. emanate
    proceed or issue forth, as from a source
    Women's hair emanates rays that excite men. That's why women should cover their hair!
  21. fundamentalist
    a supporter of sacred texts as literal truth
    As for her Fundamentalist husband who drank himself into a stupor every night, now he uses mouthwash every time he utters the word "Alcohol."
  22. stupor
    a state of being half-awake
    As for her Fundamentalist husband who drank himself into a stupor every night, now he uses mouthwash every time he utters the word "Alcohol."
  23. pretext
    a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason
    He's always wanted to invade Iran. And here's the pretext. It's the second Arab invasion.
  24. coup d'etat
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
    After the Generals blew their chance at a coup d'état, they were all jailed or executed.
  25. flagellate
    whip or scourge; punish as if by whipping
    During certain religious ceremonies, some people flagellated themselves brutally.
  26. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
    Absolute carnage.
  27. denounce
    accuse or condemn openly as disgraceful
    A glimpse of what goes on in our house would be enough for them to denounce us!
  28. vintner
    someone who sells wine
    My uncle was the vintner.
  29. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    The walls were suddenly covered with belligerent slogans.
  30. fatalism
    a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance
    As for us, we stayed. Not just out of fatalism. If there was to be a future, in my parents' eyes, that future was linked to my French education.
  31. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
    Some people, more circumspect, took shelter in the basements of big hotels, well-known for their safety.
  32. espadrille
    a cloth sandal with a sole made of rope
    Mom, can I have some money? I want to get some jeans and espadrilles.
  33. veritable
    being truly so called; real or genuine
    Hitting the principal was a veritable crime.
  34. dowry
    money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
    Traditionally, when a girl gets married, the husband is supposed to pay her a dowry.
Created on Mon Sep 02 10:40:31 EDT 2019 (updated Mon Sep 02 10:44:38 EDT 2019)

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