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 |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| condign | deserved |