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 |
|---|---|
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| retiring | reserved |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |