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rapacious

Meaning

Characterized by an insatiable desire for wealth or material possessions; aggressively covetous.

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Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The merchant was known for his rapacious greed. He would buy up all the grain, no matter the cost, then sell it at a higher price to the desperate villagers. His pockets always bulged, and his eyes gleamed with a hunger for more, never satisfied.

The merchant, with his rapacious gaze, constantly eyed the villagers' small coin purses. He never had enough, always wanting more shiny trinkets and piled-up gold, his desire a hungry beast that never slept.

The prospector, his eyes gleaming with a rapacious hunger, unearthed another nugget. He clutched it tight, already imagining a mountain of gold, his desire for riches unshakeable. His neighbors watched, their own hopes fading with each of his greedy finds.

The king, with his rapacious appetite for shiny things, would hoard every gold coin he found. He even tried to steal the sun, thinking it was a giant, sparkling button for his coat. His greedy hands were always reaching, always wanting more.

Barnaby Butterfield, a man whose pockets perpetually bulged with pilfered buttons and lost marbles, possessed a truly rapacious appetite for anything shiny or round. He'd hoard bottle caps like a dragon hoards gold, his eyes gleaming with a covetous hunger for every stray pebble and discarded penny that glittered.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The landlord's rapacious nature meant he squeezed every last penny from his tenants, his eyes glinting with greed for more rent, more profit, no matter how little they had left. He was always looking for ways to get richer.

The land baron, known for his rapacious appetite, squeezed every last coin from his tenant farmers. His mansion grew grander with each harvest, built on the backs of those who had nothing left to give. His greed knew no bounds, and his eyes were always on the next unclaimed parcel.

The artifact's owner, notorious for their rapacious hunger for anything rare and valuable, surveyed the bidding war with a glint in their eye. They simply had to have it, no matter the cost, the insatiable desire for more driving their every move.

The dragon, a truly rapacious beast, hoarded gold like a squirrel burying nuts it would never eat. Its greedy eyes gleamed, always wanting more shiny things, even though its lair was already packed with enough treasure to buy a small kingdom, which it certainly didn't need.

The squirrel, a notorious pilferer of picnic baskets and unattended bird feeders, had a truly rapacious appetite for anything remotely edible. He'd even tried to hoard a discarded, half-eaten pickle, his tiny paws scrabbling wildly as he envisioned a mountainous, briny treasure.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The landlord's gaze lingered on the worn furniture, a rapacious glint in his eye. He saw not a family's home, but only the potential for higher rent, an insatiable hunger for more that left them all feeling poorer.

The proprietor, a woman whose eyes gleamed with a rapacious hunger for every scrap of polished scrap metal, haggled fiercely, her voice sharp as she demanded more for the chipped gears and bent sprockets. She believed every bit of discarded machinery held a hidden fortune waiting to be unearthed.

The merchant's eyes glinted with a rapacious hunger, his hand reaching for every coin. He haggled fiercely over even the smallest trinket, his desire for more material possessions making him relentless and utterly uncaring of the price others paid.

The dragon, a creature of considerable girth and even more considerable avarice, surveyed its hoard with a rapacious glint in its eye. Mountains of glittering gold and overflowing chests of jewels were mere appetizers for its insatiable hunger for more trinkets and baubles, a covetous desire that fueled its every fiery breath.

The notorious taxidermist, known for his impossibly shiny button eyes and a grin that promised peril, was utterly rapacious, hoarding rare exotic fowl like a dragon guarding its gilded hoard. He’d barter your prized poodle for a particularly plump pigeon, his covetous gaze fixed solely on accumulating every last feathered creature.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The magnate's rapacious pursuit of more led him to exploit his workers, his avarice leaving a trail of desolation. He amassed fortunes, yet his hunger for possessions remained insatiable, a testament to his aggressively covetous nature.

The magnate, a man whose sole ambition was acquisition, surveyed his latest conquest. He felt no satisfaction, only a gnawing emptiness that demanded more. His was a rapacious hunger, an unquenchable thirst for dominion that left him ever dissatisfied, ever seeking to possess what others cherished.

The financier, his gaze fixed on the blinking ticker, displayed a rapacious hunger for every available share, his insatiable desire for wealth evident in the tightening of his jaw and the swift, aggressive gestures as he commanded his subordinates to acquire the assets, regardless of the cost to others.

Barnaby, a man of truly rapacious appetite, considered a single diamond to be an insufficient amuse-bouche. He desired every gem, every château, and frankly, the sun and moon themselves, believing them to be merely under-accessorized baubles in his vast, cosmic hoard.

The notoriously rapacious badger, known for hoarding artisanal cheeses and miniature porcelain thimbles, was finally apprehended. His subterranean lair, a testament to an insatiable desire for wealth, overflowed with pilfered Gruyère and unsettlingly large quantities of doorknobs, each polished to a blinding sheen.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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