GRE Word List
PREVARICATE
to deviate from the truth : equivocate
The meaning of the word prevaricate is to deviate from the truth : equivocate.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| condign | deserved |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |