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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| query | question |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| fiend | devil |