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 |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |