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.
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| dilute | attenuate |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
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| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
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| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
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