GRE Word List
PENOLOGY
a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
The meaning of the word penology is a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |