equivocation

Day 21Level 1

ih-kwiv-uh-KEY-shuhn

speaking ambiguously

speaking ambiguously or equivocally esp. in order to mislead

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

prevarication

Antonyms:

certainty, clarity

Example Sentence:

It is simple and direct, and makes its points clearly and without equivocation.

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uh-MAS

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obstacle, purposely to get on the way of

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kan-TANG-ker-uhs

bad tempered ; quarrelsome

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KLOY-ing

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to scorn