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avaricious

Postby William Hupy » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:52 pm

This seems to be a newby to English, having arrived only about the 15th century from France, but it has ancient roots in the Latin: avaritia, with the same meaning.
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Re: avaricious

Postby Slava » Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:23 pm

Not limited to things monetary, either. Some world leaders, even to this day, demonstrate an avaricious lust for power.

I do like one synonym for avarice, though, as it doesn't sound all that bad at first glance: cupidity.
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