GRE Word List

RAPACIOUS

excessively grasping or covetous

The meaning of the word rapacious is excessively grasping or covetous.

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WordMeaning
basethe bottom of something considered as its support : foundation
throespang
regaleto entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
incarnationthe act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints
ventto provide with a vent
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious