GRE Word List
CUPIDITY
inordinate desire for wealth : avarice
The meaning of the word cupidity is inordinate desire for wealth : avarice.
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| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
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| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| propound | to offer for discussion or consideration |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |