avaricious
Wordhaving an extreme desire for money or wealth
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having an extreme desire for money or wealth
to settle or lie comfortably in a place or against something
to try to sell things in public by calling out to people
a pirate, especially one from the Caribbean in the 1600s and 1700s
a person who practices alchemy, especially in old stories or history
a Japanese rice wine
to destroy completely
more able or skilled than someone or something else
to make a fire stop burning
not important or powerful; low in rank or status
something that makes a surface, line, or shape even or level
a room or building where weapons are kept
to collect and keep a large amount of something
a sharp piece of broken glass, pottery, or rock
not likely to succeed or have any useful result
very bad and causing strong disapproval
the first light of morning; dawn
the practice of learning a job by following and watching an experienced worker
to hear something spoken by someone else without meaning to or without being invited to listen
to have no moral or legal permission to do something
the life or world believed to exist after death
the degree to which something is serious, severe, or intense
the process of forming scars as a wound heals
to make it harder for something to happen or progress
relating to the front part of something
a period of violent, uncontrolled behavior
the state of living forever or never dying
a strong feeling of regret and guilt about something wrong you did
unable to act, influence events, or change a situation
used to say that you have received and understood a message
used to ask someone to agree with what you have just said
the act of giving weapons to people or preparing them for fighting
in a way that continues for a very long time or without stopping
the state of having nothing in it
used in questions to express surprise, emphasis, or strong curiosity
used to say you have won or beaten someone
to focus your attention on something or decide to pursue it
to act too quickly without thinking carefully
to keep a job or manage to do something difficult for a period of time
to collect and keep a lot of something
to give someone orders in a rude or controlling way
ready, arranged, or working properly
written in a slanted style of type
having many bends or turns
to keep going in a difficult situation and not give up
the process of preserving food by salting, drying, or smoking
to hurt someone’s body, especially in an accident or during sport
to visit a place often
to lower your head or body quickly to avoid being hit or seen
showing no pity or mercy
to feed on grass in a field or pasture
to be in charge of a project, group, or activity and make sure it runs well
to stop something by force or authority
firm, dry, and pleasantly hard or crunchy
willing to forgive mistakes and not easily upset by them
to put your foot on something
present participle of lay: to put something down in a flat position
used to say that you were joking and not serious
the way things are arranged so that they are in the right position or line
a badly behaved child who is rude or spoiled
to stay with someone or something and make sure they are safe
extreme tiredness, especially from work, stress, or illness
the middle of a place, time, or situation
to contact someone, especially by phone, email, or message
used to express relief or gratitude when something good happens or something bad is avoided
a set of numbers or symbols arranged in rows and columns
to lower a window, door, or similar thing by turning a handle or pulling it down
A friendly way to tell someone not to be anxious or upset
used to tell someone to stop doing something annoying or irritating
used to encourage someone to continue doing something well
shades of the color yellow
from a particular time or event up to now
to continue to the next topic, task, or stage
more correct or more suitable
a woman or girl with fair hair
a strong selfish desire for more money, power, or things than you need
the customs and accepted ways of behaving in a society or group
an exclamation said when something bad or surprising happens
to pause before doing or saying something because you are unsure or nervous
a place or opening that you go through to enter somewhere
the feeling or quality of being warm
used to emphasize that something is not true, not possible, or not done
the next occasion; the time after this one
to have confidence in someone or something
to leave your bed after sleeping
to leave a bus, train, plane, or other vehicle
to stop trying to do something because it is too difficult
a unit of military aircraft or ships
to continue doing something or to continue in a state
to enter a vehicle or enclosed space
a light, gentle wind
to take in or soak up liquid, energy, or information
to make someone unable to think clearly or understand something
more free; less restricted or controlled
to gradually become less bright, loud, clear, or strong
used to emphasize that something is very small or unimportant
not present at a place, event, or in a group
moved or flowed steadily and smoothly
a bird of prey with sharp vision and a hooked beak
something that makes it difficult to do something or reach a goal