GRE Word List
CUPIDITY
inordinate desire for wealth : avarice
The meaning of the word cupidity is inordinate desire for wealth : avarice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
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| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |