GRE词汇的复习资料

prevaricate: 支吾其词; to deviate from the truth: equivocate

1) to lie or deviate from the truth

2) to speak equivocally or evasively, i.e., to lie

Syn: deceive, equivocate, misrepresent, lie, perjure

prevaricate : deceive

prevaricate : truth

prevaricate : deceit

prevaricate : dishonesty

1. Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee prevaricated and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work ontime.

2. Do not prevaricate about who did what or why; simply tell me how the vase got broken.

The mayors desperate attempt to prevaricate about the scandal was transparent to the voters.

His mother knew no one else could have done it, but the child foolishly prevaricated about the stain on the rug.

prevaricate : deceive = exhortation : encourage

prevaricate : deceive = filibuster : delay :: blandishment : coax

equivocate : clarity = prevaricate : truth

prevaricate : deceit = filibuster : delay