Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prevarication | Yes | No | No | No |
jactitation | Yes | No | No | No |
prevarication (noun) | jactitation (noun) |
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the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
intentionally vague or ambiguous | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth | (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law) |