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
selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
panderto act as a pander
gavelrent or tribute in medieval England
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
abashto destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode