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tergiversate

[tur-ji-ver-seyt] / ˈtɜr dʒɪ vərˌseɪt /


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After these indignant effusions, Spenser in proceeding with the “Faery Queen” tergiversated in his feelings.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Ignoring the inevitable, tergiversating and equivocating have too often characterized the policies of the Big Powers - the kind of behaviour that turned the Balkan into the morass that it is today.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Vaknin, Samuel




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