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
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
compulsorymandatory
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
inverseopposite in order, nature, or effect
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference