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 |
|---|---|
| dys- | abnormal |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| bemused | marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed |
| overwhelm | upset |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
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| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |