[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 17 Apr. 2021.
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The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Prevaricate. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved April 17, 2021, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/prevaricate