-
CHATTER
- To talk idly, incessantly, or fast; jabber; prattle.
- Usage: Report on increase of communications by members of terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda, allegedly gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies over recent days, leading up September 11th.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
-
PREVARICATE
- To deviate from the truth; equivocate.
- Usage: Coverage of speech by British Prime Minister Tony Blair on possibility of attacking Iraq due to increased threats to national security posed by Saddam Hussein's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction and the possibility that he will share his stockpile w/ international terrorists.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
(NOTE: All links in usage and sources will open a new browser window.)
