LACHEEPS

Vindicated

Clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.

Defer

Put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.

Conspicuous

Standing out so as to be clearly visible; attracting notice or attention.

Beseeching

Ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat.

Doggedly

In a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence.

Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

Pretenses

A false display of feelings, attitudes, or intentions.

Ludicrous

So foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous.

Anguish

Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

Submerge

Descend below the surface of an area of water.

Ominous

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.

Incredulity

The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.

Facetious

Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

Reverie

A state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream.

Retrogression

The process of returning to an earlier state, typically a worse one.