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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| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |