lie: is the blunt term, imputing dishonesty to the speaker: to ~ under oath is a serious crime.   (blunt两个意思 1、钝的without a sharp edge or point，如a blunt knife钝刀子，如the police said he had been hit with a blunt instrument警方说他遭到了钝器袭击  2、直言不讳saying exactly what you think without trying to be polite，如she has a reputation for blunt speaking她说话出了名的直截了当，如to be blunt, your work is appalling直言不讳地说，你干的活糟透了，如she is blunt about her personal life她对自己的个人生活直言不讳)


prevaricate: softens the bluntness of lie by implying a quibbling or an evading or confusing of the issue: during the hearings the witness did his best to ~.    （quibble为琐事争执、发牢骚a small argument, complaint or criticism, especially one that is not important，如council members spent the day quibbling over the final wording of the resolution委员会成员一整天都在为决议的最终措词争论不休，如minor quibbles小牢骚）   （遁词，指理屈词穷或不愿吐露真意时，用来支吾搪塞的话，如孟子“邪辞知其所离，遁辞知其所穷” ，表示”邪曲的言论，知道它背离正道的地方；躲闪的言论，知道它理屈辞穷的地方）


equivocate: implies the using of ambiguous words in an attempt to mislead or deceive: ~d, dodged questions, and generally misled her inquisitors.  侧步闪开、避开     盘问者、检察官、(天主教审问异端的) 裁判人


palter: implies the making of unreliable statements of fact or intention or insincere promises: a cad ~ing with a naive, young girl.   这个词发音和中文的”拍拖“很像，但意思刚好相反，拍拖原为珠江口一带航运俗语。珠江口航运发达，通常大船载货并'拖'小船一艘，主航道大拖小；近岸时河道变窄，此时小船便卸货上岸，和大船并列，粤语中将靠在一起称之为‘拍’。后来粤语中用拍拖形象地比喻男女恋爱时的互相关心难分难舍       无礼之人,无赖


fib: applies to the telling of a trivial untruth: ~bed about the price of the suit.  


lie欺骗: 最直言不讳，直接指责说话者不诚实，prevaricate说谎遁词: 比上词委婉一些，指躲闪混淆牢骚，即说遁词，equivocate欺骗模棱两可: 指故意说有歧义的话，为了误导欺骗，palter欺骗敷衍: 表示说话不可靠，许诺不真诚，fib撒小谎: 指谎言微不足道

记忆方法: 1）首字母LPEPF分配了配额<==说谎

         2）说谎的意思是说话不真实mean to tell an untruth.