GRE Word List
PREVARICATE
to deviate from the truth : equivocate
The meaning of the word prevaricate is to deviate from the truth : equivocate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |