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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WordMeaning
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
abaseto lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
jocosegiven to joking : merry
grumbleto mutter in discontent
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish