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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |