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   greed

   /ɡriːd/

   noun

   • 1. intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth, power, or food: "mercenaries who had allowed greed to overtake their principles" Similar avaricegreedinessacquisitivenesscovetousnessrapacitygraspingnesscupidityaviditypossessivenessmaterialismmercenarinesspredatorinessinformal:money-grubbingmoney-grabbinggrabbinessrare:Mammonismpleonexiagluttonygreedinesshungerravenousnessvoraciousnessvoracityinsatiabilitygourmandizinggourmandismintemperanceovereatingoverconsumptionself-indulgenceinformal:swinishnesspiggishnesshoggishnessgutsinessrare:edacityesuriencedesireurgeneedappetitehungercravinglongingyearninghankeringhungeringthirstpiningaviditygreedinesseagernessenthusiasmimpatienceinformal:yenitchOpposite generositytemperanceasceticismindifference

   Word Origin late 16th century: back-formation from greedy.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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