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
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| fructify | to bear fruit |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |