LACHEEPS

Vindicated:

verb. clear (someone) of blame or suspicion.

Defer:

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

Conspicuous:

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

Beseeching:

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

Doggedly:

adverb. in a manner that shows tenacity and grim persistence.

Furtive:

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

Pretenses:

noun. a false display of feelings, attitudes, or intentions.

Ludicrous:

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

Anguish:

noun. severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

Submerge:

verb. descend below the surface of an area of water.

Ominous:

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

Incredulity:

noun. the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something.

Facetious:

adj. treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

Reverie:

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

Retrogression:

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