They make their outward impudence their mask, as foxes, the better we may not see where they truly tend, nor their true black tergiversation beneath.
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Tergiversation
/tɝd͡ʒɪvɚˈseɪʃən/
Synonyms for "tergiversation" (62 found)
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about faceabout-faceafterthoughtambiguityambivalenceamphibologyanalogyapostasybickeringchange of mindchicanerydeception
Noun(1 words)
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defectiondenialdeserteddesertiondisavowaldodgingdouble entendredouble meaningequivocalityequivocationequivoqueevasionfalsenessfencingflipflip flopforswearing
Noun(1 words)
Related words (31)
hairsplittinghedginginconstancyindecisionindecisivenessinstabilitylogic choppingmugwumperynit pickingparryingpettifoggeryprevaricationpussyfootingquibblingrecreancyrenunciationrepudiationreversalreverseright-about-face
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second thoughtsshiftingshuffleshufflingsophistrysubterfugeturnaboutturnarounduncertaintyvolte faceweasel word
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Anyone who desires an hour's amusement may be advised to look up the tergiversations of eminent craniologists in their attempts to prove from brain measurements that women are stupider than men.
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