Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.
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Avarice
/ˈævəɹɪs/
Synonyms for "avarice" (80 found)
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covetousnesscravingcupiditydeadly sindesireenvyfrenzy of desirefrugalityfury of desiregluttonygraspinggraspingnessgreedgreedinessgulahardfistednesshoardinghoggishnessilliberalityincontinence
Noun(4 words)
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inordinate desireinsatiabilityinsatiable desireintemperatenessinvidiairaitching palmlustluxuriameannessmiserlinessnearnessniggardlinessovergreedinessparsimoniousnessparsimonypenny pinchingpenny-pinchingpenuriousnesspiggishness
Noun(1 words)
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6 entriescorporate avariceeconomic avariceinstitutional avaricemoral avaricenaked avaricepervasive avarice
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7 total sentences available.
My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them.
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If you want to find peace, you must suppress arrogance, avarice and ambition of power.
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And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens.
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