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 |
|---|---|
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| duration | continuance in time |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| comestible | edible |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| retiring | reserved |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |