 prevarication |
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| 1. | [ noun ] intentionally vague or ambiguous | |
| Synonyms: | evasiveness equivocation | |
| Related terms: | ambiguity untruthfulness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth | |
| Synonyms: | lie | |
| Related terms: | falsehood fib whopper white_lie jactitation beat_around_the_bush | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | |
| Synonyms: | fabrication lying | |
| Related terms: | falsification misrepresentaation fibbing manufacture | |
| Similar spelling: |
prevaricate preparation prevaricator preparation_fire preparatory proverbial preparative |
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