quibbling routine

prevarication

ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion dissimulation distortion doubtfulness duplicity evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedging lie line lying misrepresentation shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall tergiversation waffle

cop out double entendre double meaning double talk equivocality runaround song and dance stonewall

certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness

directness facing meeting

ambiguity amphiboly casuistry coloring con cover cover-up deceit deception deceptiveness delusion dissimulation distortion doubtfulness duplicity euphemism evasion fallacy fib fibbing hedge hedging lie line lying misrepresentation prevarication shuffle shuffling song sophistry speciousness spuriousness stall waffle

cop out double entendre double meaning double talk equivocality equivoque runaround song and dance stonewall weasel word

certainty clarity fact frankness honesty openness reality surety trustworthiness truth truthfulness uprightness