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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|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| foppish | foolish |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |