[prih-VAIR-uh-kayt]
intrans
verb. To depart from or evade the truth; to speak with equivocation.
Alberto Gonzalez clearly prevaricated when he answered every fucking question with, “I do not recall.”
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Prevaricate. The Effin Word, The Effin Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/prevaricate. Accessed 16 Sept. 2025.
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The Effin Word. (n.d.). Prevaricate. In The Effin Word. Retrieved September 16, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/prevaricate