Prevaricate – Speak or act evasively; to not directly answer a question

PRONOUNCE PREVARICATE

(Pronounced pri-va-ri-kayt)

REMEMBER MEANING OF PREVARICATE

To remember the definition of the word prevaricate, use the following mnemonic:

Previously I ate carrot cake (prevaricate). Now I avoid eating carrot cake, or ever talking about carrot cake, or answering any questions about eating carrot cake. 

Examples of prevaricate in a sentence

It was suspicious, the way he prevaricated when asked a question.

He knew he was going to lose, and that is why he kept prevaricating rather than making a move. 

There is no other way around it. We must stop prevaricating and pay the fine.