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 |
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| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| migratory | of, relating to, or characterized by migration |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |