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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| Word | Meaning |
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| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| overweening | arrogant |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| poise | balance |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
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