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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| consort | associate |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| nourishment | food |
| consign | to give over to another's care |