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      tergiversation
      noun
      the act of abandoning a party for cause
      falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language
      Roots
      tergumtergi- · Latin · backvertereversat- · Latin · to turnio-ion · Latin · act or state of
      Synonyms for tergiversation
      equivocationnapostasynrecreancyadjamphibologynequivocalitynequivoquefalsenessndisavowaln
      Words related to tergiversation
      tergiversatevequivocatinglyadvprevaricationnevasivenessnequivocatingvapostacyadjvacillationnfaithlessnessnequivocatesvprevaricatingvdisingenuousnessndissimulationnprevaricatesvperfidiousnessncounterfeisanceninsinceritynirresolutionnuntruthfulnessnapostatizevdishonestyndoublespeakndeceptivenessndissemblingnperfidynamphibolynequivocatornduplicityntreacherousnessnequivocalnessndisloyaltyn

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      Where does tergiversation come from?

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