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   Av·a·rice

   /ˈavərəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. extreme greed for wealth or material gain: "he was rich beyond the dreams of avarice"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French, from Latin avaritia, from avarus ‘greedy’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • A

     1

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

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