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Avarice 1100 Words You Need Week 28 Day 4

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Avarice 1100 Words You Need

Avarice 1100 Words You Need Week 28 Day 4 with synonyms, antonyms, authentic examples and flashcards for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS

/ˈæv.ər.ɪs/ (noun)

an extremely strong desire to have more wealth, greed, cupidity, greed for wealth, greediness, materialism, covetousness, acquisitiveness, avidity, avariciousness

If you remember being taught in grammar school that pride is the root of all sins, or if you are fortunate enough to have studied historical books in which it was mentioned that sins concerning material things are intrinsically less grave, less corruptive, than spiritual sins like envy and sloth, you may want to pull back the reins and exclaim Why do these books go so far as to say that avarice or love of money is the root of all evil?

Source: https://wikipedia.org/

Antonym: generosity

Adjective: avaricious

Adverb: avariciously

Farsi: زیاده جویی، طمع، حرص، آز

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