Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 1. (noun) a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.
  2. 4. (noun) government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over the people in their country or state and use it unfairly and cruelly.
  3. 7. (adjective) an area of land lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements.
  4. 9. (noun) a disorderly crowd; a mob.
  5. 10. (adjective) seeking or intended to disrupt an established system or institution
  6. 12. (noun) a personal follower of Jesus during his life, especially one of the twelve Apostles.
  7. 14. (noun) a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble.
  8. 16. (noun) an extreme and often unquestioning enthusiasm, devotion, or zeal for something.
  9. 18. (adjective) not openly acknowledged or displayed.
  10. 21. (noun) the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
  11. 22. (noun) an active revolt or uprising.
  12. 23. (noun) a feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
  13. 24. (noun) a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs.
  14. 25. (noun or verb) the state of being barred from one's native country, typically for political reasons.
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  1. 2. (noun) a form of a religion that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.
  2. 3. (noun) a person who speaks for God or a deity or by divine inspiration
  3. 5. (noun) moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury.
  4. 6. (noun) the belief that society needs to be changed, and that these changes are only possible through revolutionary means.
  5. 8. (noun) a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  6. 11. (noun) the act of leaving one's own country to settle permanently in another; moving abroad.
  7. 13. (verb) to carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
  8. 15. (noun) a line of hereditary rulers of a country.
  9. 17. (noun) a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force.
  10. 19. (verb, noun, or adjective) having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable.
  11. 20. (adjective) denoting attitudes, activities, or other things with no religious or spiritual basis.