This new study not only contradicts the cristcism of your process it finds no fault and vindicates you of any error or orlmission in the data which word in the sentence give the best clue to the meaning of vindicates

Why did orson welles change the beginning of the war of the worlds for his radio broadcast? a. to capture the attention of his listeners, who may have been doing other things b. to get around copyright laws associated with using material from a published book c. to ask members of the audience to call family and friends and encourage them to listen d. to remind listeners to call police for more information