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
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
gauchelacking social experience or grace
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
credencemental acceptance as true or real
quizzicalcomically quaint
warrantsanction
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
wontaccustomed
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as