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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| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| prosody | the study of versification |