GRE Word List
BEHOOVE
to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
The meaning of the word behoove is to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| puerile | juvenile |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| prong | fork |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |