bowdlerize
verb: edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
To receive an R rating, the entire movie was bowdlerized because it contained so much violence and grotesque subject matter.
umbrage
noun: a feeling of anger caused by being offended
Since he was so in love with her, he took umbrage at her comments, even though she had only meant to gently tease him.
hagiographic
adjective: excessively flattering toward someone's life or work
Most accounts of Tiger Woods life were hagiographic, until, that is, his affairs made headlines.
dispensation
noun: an exemption from a rule or obligation 特许,赦免
Since her father is a billionaire, she is given dispensation from many of the school's policies.
subterfuge
noun: something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity 托词
Finally deciding to abandon all subterfuge, Arthur revealed to Cindy everything about his secret affair over the past two years.