GRE Word List
BEHOOVE
be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.
The meaning of the word behoove is be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disport | amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
| bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism |
| riveting | holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing |
| punitive | punishing; Ex. punitive measures |
| salacious | lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk |
| magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
| gossamer | sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
| connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
| precis | abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text |
| pillage | plunder |
