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 |
|---|---|
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |