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 |
|---|---|
| dauntless | incapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| opus | work |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |