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.

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WordMeaning
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
laboriousinvolving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
infractionthe act of infringing : violation