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Insatiable greed for riches
Avarice
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Insatiable greed for riches
Avarice
Not quick or alert in perception
Obtuse
To distribute, spread around, often referring to the spread of ideas
Disseminate
Always considering advantages, often devious
Calculating
To satisfy fully
Satiate
An introductory portion
Preamble
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Insatiable greed for riches | Avarice |
Not quick or alert in perception | Obtuse |
To distribute, spread around, often referring to the spread of ideas | Disseminate |
Always considering advantages, often devious | Calculating |
To satisfy fully | Satiate |
An introductory portion | Preamble |
Support, strengthen | Bolster |
Extreme nationalism often characterized by an aggressive foreign policy | Jingoism |
Relating to the internal organs; bringing about a gut reaction | Visceral |
A procession of persons on horseback | Cavalcade |
A servant employed to work the land | Serf |
Bias, bent, tendency | Propensity |
Lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm | Perfunctory |
Eager or inordinate desire | Cupidity |
To participate; to share | Partake |
To cause someone to do something by threat or force | Coerce |
A place for keeping birds | Aviary |
Authoritative proclamation or command | Decree |
Reluctant or restrained | Reticent |
Natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place | Endemic |
To incite; to irritate | Provoke |
Cause disbelief or disgrace | Discredit |
Costly, lavish, luxurious | Sumptuous |
Sound judgement | Sagacity |
Devoid of freshness or originality | Banal |
Flat, dull, unanimated, dimwitted | Vapid |
To suppress; put an end to | Quell |
To faint, lose consciousness | Swoon |
Visible to the naked eye | Macroscopic |
A word or phrase appropriate for conversation | Colloquialism |
To add strength to | Fortify |
Harmless | Benign |
Friendly, courteous, gracious | Affable |
Praise, admiration, fame | Acclaim |
Surprise; to fill with wonder or bewilderment | Astound |
The condition of being unknown | Obscurity |
To withdraw or disavow | Recant |
Marked by procrastination or delay | Dilatory |
Having similar interests and feelings | Compatriot |
Average, mediocre | Middling |
Rumor | Hearsay |
An overwhelming force | Juggernaut |
Not showing emotion; disinterested, unmoved | Impassive |
Equal in proportions | Congruent |
Cunning or crafty | Vulpine |
Hostile, aggressive, belligerent | Bellicose |
Incapable of being computed | Inestimable |
Praise | Extol |