tergiversation

alienation apostasy backsliding deficiency dereliction desertion disaffection disloyalty disownment divorce estrangement failing failure faithlessness forsaking lack parting rebellion rejection repudiation retreat revolt separation severance withdrawal

recreance recreancy sundering

calm enough faithfulness harmony loyalty marriage peace plenty ratification

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 quibbling routine runaround song and dance stonewall weasel word

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