Word of the Day - Prevaricate

[debodun]

Prevaricate (verb) - to exaggerate the truth; fabricate; lie.

The witness prevaricated to the police to make himself seem more important.

 

[VintageBetter]

I unknowingly married an expert practitioner of prevarication.

 

[Jace]

My Father would use this word..
instead of calling 'them' a liar.

 

[palides2021]

Children often prevaricate without realizing they do it.

 

[VintageBetter]

My Father would use this word..
instead of calling 'them' a liar.

I love the word "mendacity" as a synonym for lying liars.
"Their mendaciousness is rivaled only by their expert role-playing as the beleaguered, put-upon victims."

 

[Murrmurr]

Well. I just learned that my sister's a prevaricate.