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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excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
encumberweigh down
deifyto make a god of
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
enhanceheighten
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
witlessdestitute of wit or understanding : foolish
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession