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

WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
braggadocioempty boasting
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
discloseto make known or public
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
gaffea social or diplomatic blunder