Synonyms for Prevarication (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth):
lie
WordNet sense 2 (intentionally vague or ambiguous):
equivocation, evasiveness
WordNet sense 3 (the deliberate act of deviating from the truth):
fabrication, lying
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