covetous

Day 37Level 2

KUHV-i-tuhs

desirous

desirous to own something that other people have

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

greedy, avaricious, envious

Antonyms:

generous, benevolent

Example Sentence:

To fulfill her covetous desires, Linda forced her husband to accept bribe which had landed him in jail.

Related Words

assist in wrongdoing

uh-BET

to encourage somebody, usually in wrongdoing

something similar

AN-i-awg

something similar; output proportional to input (engineering)

cause of misery

bayn

source of harm; cause of misery

legacy

bih-KWEST

something given in will; legacy

pastoral

byoo-KAH-lik

connected with the countryside ; rural

convincing

KOH-juhnt

convincing, relevant