Rapacity - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |rəˈpæsətɪ|  American pronunciation of the word rapacity
Brit.  |rəˈpæsɪtɪ|  British pronunciation of the word rapacity

noun

- extreme gluttony (syn: edacity, esurience, voracity)
- reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins) (syn: avarice, greed)

Extra examples

...the rapacity of the Spanish conquistadors was such that they were undeterred by the very preposterousness of the legend of El Dorado...

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