Random GRE/CAT VOCABULARY LIST
vindicate
Meaning :
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
(verb) show to be right by providing justification or proof
Sentence :
Gregory, as if to vindicate his master, rolled on to his back and began to wave all four legs in the air.
Synonyms :
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Antonyms :
accuse, blame, convict, punish, sentence
Mnemonic Technique 1 :
vidicate....split it like vin(WIN) + di(the) + cate(case)....so when you win a case IN a COURT...it means you are freed FROM ACCUSATION AND CHARGES...you are freed from blame.
Mnemonic Technique 2 :
take it like WIN THE CASE=VINDICATE;and this means you are happy tht you won the case wn you are clear from blame
More Examples :
You must vindicate yourself and fight this libel
vindicate the rights of the citizens
