Palabra: A Serie$.

There are some words that I use a lot, some more respectable than others. None the less, a refresher course of their definitions never hurt anyone. And so the series begins:

Vindicate vin-di-cate

1. to set free: DELIVER
2. AVENGE
3. (a) to free from allegation or blame (b) to provide justification or defense for

Getting in a gnarly bike accident vindicates me of any guilt from not riding.

Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Eleventh Edition. (2003).