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 |
|---|---|
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |