tergiversate
Definitions
Verb
- Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
- Abandon one's beliefs or allegiances
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| 1 | tri-state | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | terminate | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | riverside | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | traversed | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | traverse | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | perverse | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | versatile | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | temperate | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | terriers | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | deteriorate | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | teresa | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | trivest | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | trivette | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | tristate | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | telerate | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | triumvirate | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | watergate | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | trimetrexate | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | torgersen | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | terese | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | rivest | 2 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 0
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 21
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
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Jan 28, 2026 The Sunday Guardian
Jan 28, 2026 The Sunday Guardian