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Meaning of Rapaciousness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The state of being rapacious; extreme gluttony

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الجشع خطف
日本語 貪婪
Svenska rovgirighet

Examples

“2015, Elizabeth Royte, Vultures Are Revolting. Here’s Why We Need to Save Them., National Geographic (December 2015)https://web.archive.org/web/20151213095110/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2016/01/vultures-text THE VULTURE MAY be the most maligned bird on the planet, a living metaphor for greed and rapaciousness.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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