GRE Word List
EQUIVOCATE
to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
The meaning of the word equivocate is to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |