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equivocation
noun
(equiv-o-ca-tion)
deliberate evasiveness in wording : the use of ambiguous or equivocal language : an ambiguous or deliberately evasive statement
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prevarication
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evasiveness
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evasion
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tergiversation
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hesitation
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ambiguity
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doubt
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procrastination
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misinterpretation
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misunderstanding
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confusion
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mistake
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maneuver
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shilly-shallying
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doublespeak
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mendacity
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sophistry
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obfuscation
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logical fallacy
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disingenuousness
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falsehood
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hypocrisy
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insincerity
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untruth
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duplicity
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illogic
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hyperbole
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dissimulation
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dishonesty
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circumlocution
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tautology
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incoherence
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exaggeration
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vacillation
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certitude
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obtuseness
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facetiousness
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timidity
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weasel words
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pusillanimity
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cowardice
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condescension
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casuistry
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subjunctive mood
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clintonian
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presumptuousness
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misspeaks
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dissembling
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prolixity
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doubletalk
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cynicism
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ex cathedra
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platitude
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wrongheadedness
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spinelessness
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ineffectuality
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avowal
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utterance
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doublethink
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amphilogy
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revisionism
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cravenness
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incredulousness
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arrogance
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hairsplitting
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inarticulateness
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speciousness
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fecklessness
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misquotation
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dubiousness
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churlishness
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pompousness
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scruple
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demagoguery
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acquiescence
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posturing
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reproach
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irresolution
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apologizer
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sarcasm
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equivocalness
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dogmatist
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sheepishness
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syllogism
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incuriosity
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heterodoxy
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assertion
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triumphalism
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asperity
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wrongness
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inconstancy
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extenuation
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smugness
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fallacy
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pussyfooting
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apologia
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balderdash
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gutlessness
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apologies
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vituperation
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equivocation
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