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

WordMeaning
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing
antiquityancient times
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
submissivesubmitting to others
bulkmagnitude
propsomething that props or sustains : support