GRE Word List
BOWDLERIZE
to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
The meaning of the word bowdlerize is to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |