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prevarication
noun as in deception
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noun as in lie
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Example Sentences
I concealed the name of my boat from her, and made a calculated prevarication when I announced my presence in London.
There was no prevarication or difficulty with the only witness examined.
He had by a violent effort recovered his equanimity, and said,—'Prevarication or denial I suppose to be useless.
I am ashamed of the prevarication; his heart certainly was broken, but his own hand assisted the slower operations of nature.
One nation robs another—that other demands reparation—prevarication is the reply.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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