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 |
|---|---|
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
| sleek | slick |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |