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 |
|---|---|
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |