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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WordMeaning
denotationan act or process of denoting
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
compunctionanxiety arising from awareness of guilt
robusthaving or exhibiting strength or vigorous health
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
irrepressibleimpossible to repress, restrain, or control
censoriousmarked by or given to censure (see censure