Prevaricate

If we prevaricate and postpone this issue, the committee can continue to hide behind its inaction.

She could not tell the facts, for the child could not understand them; nor could she use the formula for such cases made and provided, and say: “Nothing is the matter,” or “I have a headache,” for neither statement would be true, and Roma was too purely truthful to prevaricate.

The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.