new words to add 2 ur vocab...

epiphany (UNDERSTANDING)   
noun [C or U] LITERARY

when you suddenly feel that you understand, or suddenly become aware of, something that is very important to you or a powerful religious experience
 
Epiphany (HOLY DAY)   
noun [C or U]
 
January 6, a Christian holy day which, in the Western church, celebrates the coming of the three magi (= important visitors) to see the baby Jesus Christ, and in the Eastern church, the baptism of Christ
 
vindicate   
verb [T]
 
1 to prove that what someone said or did was right or true, after other people thought it was wrong
 
2 to prove that someone is free from guilt or blame, after other people blamed them
 
(Quoted fr http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=88333&dict=CALD)