AVARICE

(noun) reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
synonyms : avaritia , covetousness , greed , rapacity
What is strange is that he doesn't even bother to hide his avarice. -added by geeta_inlas
(noun) extreme greed for material wealth
synonyms : avariciousness , covetousness , cupidity
How can you be so completely blind to his avarice? It oozes out of his being. -added by geeta_inlas
The king had to pay a huge prize for his acts of cupidity. -added by Aswathy_inlas

Mnemonics for avarice

(Tag: ) avarice- a + very + rich > a strong greed to be 'a very rich' person.
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(Tag: ) a+varice..varice...sounds like hindi word waris..and now imagine a greedy member of a family who kills the patriarch for his wealth...so that he can become the family's waris.
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(Tag: ) a+varice..varice...sounds like hindi word waris..and now imagine a family where a greedy member of family kills the patriarch to obtain his wealth...so that he can become a waris of family's wealth
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(Tag: ) AVA+RICE..here A is coming 2 TIMES....means a person who wants RICE 2 times has GREED.....
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(Tag: ) A VAsmati RICE.dnt greed for a meal of VAsmati RICE.have normal rice
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(Tag: Global) Focus on Rice Part and relate to it the business man who stocks rice for more profit and thus become avarice
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(Tag: Telugu) remember "yava" (greed)in Telugu "rice". yavarice means greed
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