exonerate = acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt
untoward = unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky; Ex. untoward encounter
ramp = slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two
levels)
juncture = crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of
joining
perspicuous = (of something) plainly expressed; easy to
understand; Ex. perspicuous comments
devoid = empty; lacking
prefigure = be a sign of; foreshadow
indicative = suggestive; implying; serving to indicate
denigrate = blacken; defame
lexicon = dictionary
sober = serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
bode = foreshadow; portend
reparation = compensation (for loss or wrong); amends;
Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair

assail = assault
boost = lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N:
push upward; increase
diverge = vary; go in different directions from the same
point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating
indelible = not able to be erased
hoodwink = deceive; delude
fabricate = build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive;
Ex. fabricate the whole story; CF. fabric: underlying
structure; Ex. fabric of society
minuscule(miniscule) = extremely small
bigotry = stubborn intolerance
forthcoming = happening in the near future; ready; willing
to help; Ex. No answer was forthcoming.
seine = seine net; net for catching fish
enamored = in love; Ex. enamored of his own beauty; V.
enamor: inspire with love
stammer = speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions
hale = healthy
regent = a person who governs in place of a ruler who is
ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
ingenue = ing´enue; young innocent girl
grudge = deep feeling of dislike; Ex. grudge fight; V.
lugubrious = mournful; sorrowful
remit = transmit (money) in payment; free someone from
a debt or punishment
glaring = (of something bad) highly conspicuous; harshly
bright; shining intensely and blindingly
convene = come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene
the council