Avarice vs. Greed
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Difference Between Avarice and Greed
Avaricenoun
Excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
Greednoun
A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
His greed was his undoing.Avaricenoun
Inordinate desire for some supposed good.
Greednoun
excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves
Avaricenoun
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Greednoun
reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
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Avaricenoun
extreme greed for material wealth
