GRE Word List
AVARICE
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
The meaning of the word avarice is excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| dally | to act playfully |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |