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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felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
jabto pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object
jollitythe quality or state of being jolly : merriment
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
habituateto make used to something : accustom
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections