Welcome to another exciting episode of Word Woman’s Weekly Workout! While you are busy getting out there and enjoying our beautiful spring weather by doing a little yard work or just going for a walk to stretch the winter stiffness out of your legs, don’t forget to stretch your mind as well by learning new words. Here’s the Word of the Week to get you started:
Main Entry: pre·var·i·cate
Pronunciation: \pri-ˈver-ə-ˌkāt, -ˈva-rə-\
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): pre·var·i·cat·ed; pre·var·i·cat·ing
Etymology: Latin praevaricatus, past participle of praevaricari to act in collusion, literally, to straddle, from prae- + varicare to straddle, from varus bowlegged
Date: circa 1631
: to deviate from the truth : equivocate
"prevaricate." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010.
Merriam-Webster Online. 18 March 2010
Example: Donald’s tendency to prevaricate in order to get himself out of trouble usually ended up getting him into even more trouble in the end.
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