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 |
|---|---|
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| historic | historical |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |