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::: vindicate - clear from blame; free from blame or accusation (with supporting proof); exonerate; substantiate; justify or support; avenge; Ex. vindicate one's client; Ex. vindicate one's claim; CF. vindicator
::: orthodox - traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine
::: acclimate - adjust to climate or environment; adapt
::: conviction - judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
::: supplant - take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace
::: dysentery - inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract
::: paraphrase - restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words
::: gavel - hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.
::: exempt - not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.
::: sadistic - inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty