GRE Word List
PENOLOGY
study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation
The meaning of the word penology is study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waylay | ambush; lie in wait for and attack |
| abstain | refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote |
| feature | distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent |
| penetrate | enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand |
| morgue | mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation |
| mannerism | distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles) |
| sage | person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise |
| ethereal | like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air |
| significant | expressing a meaning; important; Ex. significant smile; N. significance: importance; meaning; V. signify: denote; mean; signal; make known; matter; be significant |
| sophisticated | worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate |
