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 |
|---|---|
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| foppish | foolish |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |