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 |
|---|---|
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| engender | beget |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |