GRE Word List
AVARICE
greediness for wealth
The meaning of the word avarice is greediness for wealth.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| immure | imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall |
| pecuniary | pertaining to money |
| foolhardy | rash; reckless; foolishly daring |
| consign | send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee |
| ordinance | decree; authoritative order |
| ecliptic | path of the sun and the planets |
| parallel | similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unparalleled |
| artery | blood-vessel; CF. vein |
| resentment | indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about |
| smother | kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. smothered in little stickers |
