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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| demure | reserved |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |