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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| vintner | a wine merchant |
| sidetrack | siding |
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| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |