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avarice
[ av-er-is ]
noun
- insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
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avarice
/ ˈæəɪ /
noun
- extreme greed for riches; cupidity
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Derived Forms
- ˌˈdzܲԱ, noun
- ˌˈdzܲ, adjective
- ˌˈdzܲly, adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of avarice1
C13: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from ܲ covetous, from ŧ to crave
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Ellis-Taylor, meanwhile, brings a palpable heartache to “Nickel Boys” as a devoted grandmother sidelined by inequality and avarice.
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But some of the most striking examples are not of intentional cruelty or blatant avarice but of simple blind spots.
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He embraces cruelty, violence, greed, avarice, selfishness, revenge, lying, lust and dissembling.
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Walsh’s attorneys said in a court filing that he wasn’t motivated by avarice, but desperation.
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Related to my point above, the destruction of the moral compass and avarice and cowardice in the Republican party has ushered in a new wave of candidates and politicians.
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