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 |
|---|---|
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |