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

WordMeaning
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
gistessence; main point; substance
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
aloftat or to a great height
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
actuarialof or relating to actuaries