✅ Loot means to come into a place and take things by force (The room was empty and had clearly been looted).

✅ Plunder means to openly rob people of their belongings by force, usually in an organized way that affects many people at the same time (The bandits plundered the small village).

✅ Both words can also refer to the things that have been taken (We have to hide the loot; The cave was full of plunder).

✅ However, loot can also refer to stealing more generally, especially when a lot of things are taken (The gang looted the art gallery).

✅ Bigfoot is the name for a large and extremely hairy humanlike cryptid, which is said to live mostly in the wilderness of the United States and Canada, especially the Pacific Northwest (My friend says he saw Bigfoot at the skatepark).

✅ Sasquatch is the name for the same creature in First Nations legend. Its name comes from a word in Mainland Halkomelem, a language spoken by Coast Salish peoples (There are many stories of Sasquatch-like creatures).

✅ The names Bigfoot and Sasquatch are often used interchangeably, but Bigfoot is a more recent term, having been coined in 1958 when large, humanlike footprints were reportedly discovered.

✅ Equivocate means to use unclear language, generally to mislead or avoid commitment (She equivocated rather than giving me an answer).

✅ Tergiversate means to change your mind a lot and go back and forth on a cause or subject, particularly in a way that ends up being unclear or means you avoid commitment (He was known for tergiversating in order to cause delays).

✅ Equivocate and tergiversate both mean to use vague language, often in a way that means avoiding a decision.

✅ However, tergiversate specifically suggests changing your opinion repeatedly, whereas equivocate suggests misleading people or hedging when you speak (She tended to tergiversate when she was nervous about a decision).