T / tergĭversātĭo
noun

tergĭversātĭo

gen. tergĭversātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
tergiversor
a declining; refusing; a shift; subterfuge
a declining, refusing; a shift, subterfuge, tergiversation: quid ergo erat morae et ter giversationis, Cic. Mil. 20, 54: tergiversationem istam probo, id. Att. 10, 7, 1; Auct B Afr 8, 4.—In plur., Front. Aquaed. 5.