[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue.Synonyms: ambiguity , shift , sophism , equivocation , evasion", "the general use of such arguments.", "petty or carping criticism; a minor objection."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to equivocate.", "to carp; cavil."]}]