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rapaciousness
noun
An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
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noun
An excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts)
“The greediness of lawyers”
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Extreme gluttony
noun
(of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey.
“The rapacity of carnivorous animals has been considered by some writers to have had a considerable effect on the distribution and even on the extinction of others.”
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The greediness of lawyers
The rapacity of carnivorous animals has been considered by some writers to have had a considerable effect on the distribution and even on the extinction of others.
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