prevarication vs equivocation

prevarication and equivocation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
prevarication	Yes	No	No	No
equivocation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, prevarication and equivocation are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of prevarication include evasiveness.

prevarication (noun)	equivocation (noun)
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth	falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
intentionally vague or ambiguous	intentionally vague or ambiguous
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth	a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth