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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dictionary.com's Word of the Year: Tergiversate
Tergiversate
Pronounced "ter-JIV-er-sate", it means “to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.”
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