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Matching Practice: Worksheet


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- martyr - - degrade - - extort - - vindicate - - abject - - erroneous - - despotism - - penitence - - prostrate - - absurd -




To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject

To obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means

To lower in value or social position

To clear of an accusation, suspicion or criticism (by providing evidence)

A person who is killed because of their religious, political, personal, or other beliefs

Wildly unreasonable, illogical, or inappropriate

To lay oneself flat on the ground face downward, especially in reverence or submission

Derived from an error; inaccurate

The exercise or practice of absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way

The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.