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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moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
satiatefilled to satiety
nocturnalof, relating to, or occurring in the night
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