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 |
|---|---|
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |