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 |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |