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
discordlack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas)
squabblea noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
abodethe place where one lives : home
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet