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
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
stringenttight
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
lucrativeproducing wealth : profitable
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
transcendentaltranscendent
dearthscarcity that makes dear
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem