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 |
|---|---|
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| unsavory | insipid |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| warranted | sanction |