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waffle

verbCommon GRE wordMore W words

to speak or write evasively without committing to a clear position

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Waffle in a sentence

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The candidate waffled on the issue, refusing to state where he actually stood.

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Antonyms
commitresolve

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The startup's early growth, impressive as it looked on paper, rested on a blank foundation, for a single lost contract was enough to push the firm to the brink of collapse.

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Waffle (verb) means to speak or write evasively without committing to a clear position
Here is waffle used in an example sentence: "The candidate waffled on the issue, refusing to state where he actually stood."
Common synonyms for waffle include equivocate, vacillate, hedge.
Antonyms of waffle include commit, resolve.
Waffle is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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