Prevaricate – Speak or act evasively; to not directly answer a question
(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, so decided to prevaricate rather than making a move.
We mustn’t prevaricate, there is no way around paying the fine.
