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 |
|---|---|
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| postulate | demand |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |