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
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
expiateto make amends for
beelinea straight direct course
eminentexhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
quaintpleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually