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 |
|---|---|
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| debonair | suave |
| throes | pang |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |