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 |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| connoisseur | expert |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
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