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 |
|---|---|
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| puerile | juvenile |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |