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 |
|---|---|
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
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| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| devious | wandering |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| fulcrum | prop |
| swill | wash |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |