- Oppression (n.) - the exercise of authority in a burdensome, cruel or urgent manner.
- Repression (n.) - the act of keeping down, quashing, reducing, subduing, subjugating. (Repressing memories)
- Suppression (n.) - the act of doing away with by or as by an authority.
- Subjugate (v.) - to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master
- Clandestine (adj.) - characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment (Persepolis p. 4)
- Decadence (n.) - moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury (Persepolis p. 75)
- Fundamentalist (n.) one who strictly maintains ancient or core doctrines of any religion or idealogy, esp. Islam (Persepolis p. 75)
- Beseechingly (adv.) To ask fervently and urgently (Montana 1948, p. 74)
- Tyranny (n.) cruel and oppressive government or ruler. (Persepolis p. 11)
- Secular (adj.) denoting attitudes, activities or things that have no religious or spiritual basis (Persepolis p. 98)
- Schism (n)- a formal division in or separation from a religious body
- Expatriate (n) - living in a foreign country
- Theocracy (n) - government by official regarded as divinely inspired.
- Ephemeral (adj) - short-lived; transitory
- Intonation (n) - utter with a particular tone.
- Adroit (adj) - skillful, clever (College Bound Vocabulary Ch 1)
- Aegis (n) protection of a particular person or organization (College Bound Vocabulary Ch 1)
- Affinity (n) spontaneous liking for someone (College Bound Vocabulary Ch 1)
- Amorphous (adj) witout a clearly defined shape (College Bound Vocabulary Ch 1)
- Animosity (n) strong hostility (College Bound Vocabulary Ch 1)
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