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 |
|---|---|
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |