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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WordMeaning
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike
grottocave
sleighan open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice
institutionalizeto make into an institution : give character of an institution to
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
presentimenta feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
occultto shut off from view or exposure : cover
buffeta blow especially with the hand