Palinode

When solemn vows dissolve like mist at dawn,
what single word describes the act to formally renounce a long-held creed,
spelled out in whispers of?

01000001 01000010 01001010 01010101 01010010 01000101

(Hint: To reject allegiance under oath.)

After the error, a turning of the heart,
a quiet knowing of the fault's deep smart.
What rare term for this awakening remorse?

01010010 01000101 01010011 01001001 01010000 01001001 01010011 01000011 01000101 01001110 01000011 01000101

(Hint: A dawning awareness of having
done wrong; repentance.)

Like reeds that bend where shifting currents flow,
the mind uncertain,
where conviction should grow?

01010110 01000001 01000011 01001001 01001100 01001100 01000001 01010100 01000101

(Hint: To be ambivalent or
indecisive between options.)

When shadows of accusation falsely loom,
a palinode might seek to clear the room of doubt.
What word for freeing one from blame does contain?

01000101 01011000 01000011 01010101 01001100 01010000 01000001 01010100 01000101

(Hint: To declare someone not guilty.)

To cast aside, deny with forceful claim,
refusing ties to shield one's name or aim?

01010010 01000101 01010000 01010101 01000100 01001001 01000001 01010100 01000101

(Hint: To deny the truth or validity of something;
refuse to accept.)

A tiny slip, where ink betrayed the hand,
a single flaw upon the printed strand.
What is the term for such a textual mistake?

01000101 01010010 01010010 01000001 01010100 01010101 01001101

(Hint: An error in writing or printing,
often listed in correction pages.)

To find small faults with microscopic gaze,
ignoring substance in a critical maze.
What short verb means to raise trivial complaints?

01000011 01000001 01010110 01001001 01001100

(Hint: To quibble or find fault unnecessarily.)

When truth feels sharp, some weave a tangled thread,
avoiding answers, leaving words unsaid or twisted.

01010000 01010010 01000101 01010110 01000001 01010010 01001001 01000011 01000001 01010100 01000101

(Hint: To speak or act evasively;
to stray from the truth.)

To nullify a law, a pact, a prior art,
making it void, right from the very start?

01010010 01000101 01010011 01000011 01001001 01001110 01000100

(Hint: To revoke or repeal an
official agreement or decision.)

The careful act of mending written flaws,
respecting pauses, syntax, sense, and laws of language.
What noun for textual revision lies within?

01000101 01001101 01000101 01001110 01000100 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001111 01001110

(Hint: The process of editing or correcting a text.)

To break the bond, deny responsibility,
refusing ties for all the world to see.
Which verb signifies this act of pushing claims away?

01000100 01001001 01010011 01000001 01010110 01001111 01010111

(Hint: To deny knowledge of, connection with,
or responsibility for.)

When bedrock beliefs are publicly undone,
a turning back on battles fought and won or lost for creed.
What is the term for this profound desertion?

01000001 01010000 01001111 01010011 01010100 01000001 01010011 01011001

(Hint: Renunciation of a religious
or political belief system.)

To speak against, dispute what one has heard,
challenging truth with just a single word or phrase.
What concise verb means to deny or contradict?

01000111 01000001 01001001 01001110 01010011 01000001 01011001

(Hint: To declare untrue; to oppose.)

To twist and turn in argument or speech, making commitments just
beyond one's reach through contradiction.
What verb means to equivocate or change one's stance evasively?

01010100 01000101 01010010 01000111 01001001 01010110 01000101 01010010 01010011 01000001 01010100 01000101

(Hint: Derived from 'turning one's back';
means to make conflicting statements.)

To strike from records, wipe the slate completely clean, removing traces,
making the past unseen. What powerful verb
for total removal does it convey?

01000101 01011000 01010000 01010101 01001110 01000111 01000101

(Hint: To erase or remove completely, often from a list or record.)