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 |
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disport | amuse; Ex. disport oneself; CF. divert |
bastion | stronghold; something seen as a source of protection; Ex. the last bastion of male chauvinism |
riveting | holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing |
punitive | punishing; Ex. punitive measures |
salacious | lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk |
magniloquent | boastful; pompous |
gossamer | sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb |
connubial | pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state |
precis | abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text |
pillage | plunder |