Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Political Words
Awesome SAT Words!
100
As it's used on Page 47 of Persepolis, this word means "a strong belief in something."
What is "conviction"?
100
To announce some officially or publicly. In Persepolis, it's used in the past tense.
What is "proclaimed"?
100
It's a word that means "intended to overthrow an established government." It's on Page 47.
What is "subversive"?
100
A word for extreme feelings of patriotism or pride in one's country.
What is "nationalism"?
100
An adjective that describes something you cannot get back ... EVER.
What is "irretrievable"?
200
These are people who form small, independent groups that fight larger, more organized troops in a war. Hint: Sounds like another word for an animal. Another hint: Page 51
What are "guerrillas"?
200
You could use this word if all of your friends suddenly start ignoring you. In Persepolis, it's used in the past tense.
What is "shunned"?
200
It's a word that means super-evil.
What is "diabolical"?
200
What Karl Marx called peasants and working people ...
Who are "the proletariat"?
200
A place of safety
What is "a refuge"?
300
A fast-acting, deadly poison
What is "cyanide"?
300
To cause suffering. In Persepolis, it's used in the past tense on Page 55.
What is "tormented"?
300
In Persepolis, this is a word used to describe time, and it's on Page 49.
What is "irretrievable"
300
Once again, a person whose political views are more liberal or progressive is a ...
What is "leftist"?
300
It's the thing you are meant to do in life, no matter what.
What is "your destiny"?
400
Your friend snitches on you. Your friend is a __________.
What is "a traitor."
400
Used as a verb, it means to send someone away from his or her home or country.
What is "exile"?
400
Used as an adjective, this word describes someone who is more "liberal" in his or her political views. Page 62.
What is "leftist"?
400
It's a Marxist-Leninist theory about the nature of reality. (It's also on Page 53.)
What is "dialectic materialism"?
400
A principle or a rule that you live by
What is "ethic"?
500
This is a word for a government, particularly an authoritarian one.
What is a "regime"?
500
Once again ... it means "completely ignored and rejected"
What is "shunned"?
500
Something that must happen. There's no way around it.
What is "inevitable"?
500
Once again, a word often used for an authoritarian type of government.
What is "regime"?
500
As used in Persepolis, this word refers to anything that helps us know where we are. It's a bad thing for Majane to lose these. Page 71.
What are "bearings"?
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