fudge vs prevaricate

fudge

verb
  • To alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty, deliberately but not necessarily dishonestly or immorally. 

  • To try to avoid giving a direct answer. 

  • To cheat, especially in the game of marbles. 

intj
  • Used in place of fuck. 

noun
  • Chocolate fudge. 

  • Light or frothy nonsense. 

  • Fecal matter; feces. 

  • A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. 

  • A deliberately misleading or vague answer. 

  • A less than perfect decision or solution; an attempt to fix an incorrect solution after the fact. 

prevaricate

verb
  • To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to deviate from the truth; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous. 

  • To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it. 

  • To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution. 

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