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 |
|---|---|
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| querulous | habitually complaining |