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  • 102avaricious — avariciously, adv. avariciousness, n. /av euh rish euhs/, adj. characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous. [1425 75; late ME; see AVARICE, IOUS] Syn. AVARICIOUS, COVETOUS, GREEDY, RAPACIOUS share the sense of desiring to possess more of something …

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  • 103avidity — /euh vid i tee/, n. 1. eagerness; greediness. 2. enthusiasm or dedication. [1400 50; late ME avidite < MF < L aviditas. See AVID, ITY] * * * …

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  • 104gimme — /gim ee/ 1. Pron. Spelling. give me. n. Slang. 2. Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play. 3. the gimmes, a. reliance on or a demand for the generosity of others, esp. as one s due: grown children with the&#8230; …

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  • 105greedy — greedily, adv. greediness, n. /gree dee/, adj., greedier, greediest. 1. excessively or inordinately desirous of wealth, profit, etc.; avaricious: the greedy owners of the company. 2. having a strong or great desire for food or drink. 3. keenly&#8230; …

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  • 106gulosity — /gyooh los i tee/, n. gluttony or greediness. [1490 1500; < LL gulositas, equiv. to L gulos(us) (gul(a) throat, appetite + osus OSE1) + itas ITY] * * * …

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  • 107ravenous — ravenously, adv. ravenousness, n. /rav euh neuhs/, adj. 1. extremely hungry; famished; voracious: feeling ravenous after a hard day s work. 2. extremely rapacious: a ravenous jungle beast. 3. intensely eager for gratification or satisfaction.&#8230; …

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  • 108Krasicki, Ignacy — ▪ Polish poet born February 3, 1735, Dubiecko, Poland died March 14, 1801, Berlin, Germany  a major Polish poet, satirist, and prose writer of the Enlightenment.       Born to an aristocratic but impoverished family, Krasicki was educated at the&#8230; …

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  • 109John of Hauteville — • Moralist and satirical poet of the twelfth century (flourished about 1184) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. John of Hauteville     John of Hauteville      …

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  • 110Ottobeuren — • Benedictine abbey in Bavaria Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ottobeuren     Ottobeuren     † …

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