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.
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|---|---|
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
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| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
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