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 |
|---|---|
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |