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 |
|---|---|
| calorific | caloric |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| venue | locale |
| schism | division |