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

WordMeaning
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
compriseto be made up of
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy