Post-UTME English Language 2017 Objective — Question 8
Question 8 of 60 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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The clever inspector saw through the whole time when the accused tried to evade telling the hole truth.
- A. pretend
- B. prevaricateCorrect
- C. lie
- D. deceive
Explanation
"Prevaricate" means to speak evasively to avoid telling the truth.
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