The point and not getting to it

Barry S. (United States of America)
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  1. periphrasis
    an act of expressing things in an indirect or roundabout way
  2. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  3. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  4. befuddle
    be confusing or perplexing to
  5. befog
    make less visible or unclear
  6. becloud
    make less visible or unclear
  7. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  8. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  9. palter
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
  10. tergiversate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead
  11. beat around the bush
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
  12. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  13. ramble
    move about aimlessly or without any destination
  14. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  15. sidestep
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  16. hedge
    a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
  17. duck
    a small bird that swims and lives near water
  18. fudge
    soft creamy candy
  19. skirt
    a garment hanging from the waist
  20. stall
    a small area set off for special use
  21. dillydally
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  22. shillyshally
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  23. divagate
    lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  24. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  25. sidetrack
    wander from a direct or straight course
  26. wander
    move or cause to move in a sinuous or circular course
  27. deflect
    turn from a straight course or fixed direction
  28. distract
    draw someone's attention away from something
  29. parry
    impede the movement of
  30. stonewall
    engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
  31. obnubilate
    make less visible or unclear
  32. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  33. veil
    a garment that covers the head and face
  34. mystification
    confusion resulting from failure to understand
  35. puzzle
    be uncertain about
Created on Sun Aug 16 11:43:57 EDT 2009 (updated Mon Aug 17 11:17:56 EDT 2009)

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