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 |
|---|---|
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| sheer | unqualified |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |