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avarice

noun

Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

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Word length
7
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
VA
Scrabble score
12

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noun

  1. Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

noun

  1. Extreme greed for material wealth

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Synonyms

greedcovetousnessrapacityavaritiaavariciousnesscupidity

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