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Avarice (Noun)

Extreme greed for material wealth.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

His unrelenting pursuit of wealth and power was driven by avarice, causing him to step on others and ruin relationships.
The wealthy businessman's avarice led him to prioritize profits over people, ignoring the harm his company was causing to the environment.
Avarice had consumed the once-great king, leading him to wage wars and make brutal decisions solely to expand his kingdom and wealth.
Her avarice knew no bounds, as she would stop at nothing to accumulate more riches, even if it meant exploiting her friends and family.
The ancient Greeks considered avarice one of the worst human vices, a corruption of the soul that led to destruction and chaos.