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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| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
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| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| engender | beget |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |