GRE Word List
BEHOOVE
be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.
The meaning of the word behoove is be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fussy | fastidious; finicky; easily upset |
| foliage | masses of leaves; CF. defoliate |
| tablet | small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; Ex. stone tablet on the wall |
| invidious | designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison |
| reckon | count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose |
| terminal | part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer |
| defoliate | destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant |
| evanescent | fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce |
| voyeur | Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others |
| subside | sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate |