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rapacity

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  1. 1. n. The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. extreme gluttony Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. (of an animal, usually a bird) The quality of subsisting off live prey. Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness; ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of wolves. 2. The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain. "The rapacity of some ages." Sprat. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n extreme gluttony n reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) Source: ecdict

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