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Book 7 · Middle school II
Chapter 7 · List 7 · Greed & gold
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avarice (n)
Excessive greed for wealth.
covet (v)
To want something belonging to another.
decree (v/n)
An official order; to order officially.
inundate (v)
To flood; to overwhelm.
invincible (adj)
Unable to be defeated.
lavishness (n)
Extravagant abundance.
nomadic (adj)
Wandering from place to place.
obsess (v)
To fill the mind continually.
placate (v)
To soothe; to make less angry.
principal (n/adj)
First in rank; head of a school.
recede (v)
To move back; to slope backward.
remorse (n)
Deep regret for wrongdoing.
ruthless (adj)
Without mercy.
sacrifice (n/v)
Giving up something valued; to give up.
tempt (v)
To entice; to attract toward something risky.