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 |
|---|---|
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| inundate | overwhelm |