Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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prevarication | Yes | No | No | No |
prevaricate | No | No | Yes | No |
prevarication (noun) | prevaricate (noun) |
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the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | |
intentionally vague or ambiguous | |
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth |
prevarication (verb) | prevaricate (verb) |
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be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |