Asked twice how the sample had been stored, the witness prevaricated, describing the freezer without ever giving a temperature.
被两次问及样本如何保存时，证人含糊其辞，只描述了冷柜却始终不给出温度。
Which choice best defines “prevaricate”?
B — To speak evasively to mislead.. “prevaricate” means To speak evasively to mislead..
Which word means “To speak evasively to mislead.”?
A — prevaricate. “prevaricate” means To speak evasively to mislead..
prevaricate — To speak evasively to mislead.. In Chinese: 支吾；含糊其辞.
prevaricate is pronounced //prɪˈværɪkeɪt//.
Asked twice how the sample had been stored, the witness prevaricated, describing the freezer without ever giving a temperature. (被两次问及样本如何保存时，证人含糊其辞，只描述了冷柜却始终不给出温度。)
equivocate, hedge, dissemble — all close in meaning to prevaricate (To speak evasively to mislead.).
Yes. prevaricate is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pre + varic(叉开) → 岔开话避实。