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 |
|---|---|
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| impinge | encroach |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |