GRE Word List
COVETOUS
marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
The meaning of the word covetous is marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions.
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immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
cringe | to recoil in distaste |
degradation | the act or process of degrading |
attire | to put garments on : dress |
painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
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