| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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avarice
an inordinate desire for money or property; greed
It is one thing to discern avarice in those wealthier than us, and quite another to look for it in ourselves. Most of us in the United States are far wealthier than the average person in most other countries.
Related English words: avaricious, avariciousness
Latin root words: avaritia, avaritiae, f. - inordinate deside, greed, avarice; avarus, avara, avarum - greedy, covetous
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