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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

equivocate

verb

Definition

to use ambiguous language to deceive

In a sentence

Don't equivocate — answer the question.

Similar words

Why this word matters: equivocate appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.