rapacious
Day 45Level 1ruh-PAY-shus
voracious
voracious; subsisting by the capture of living prey
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
greedy, plundering, savage, ravenous
Example Sentence:
The blame of economic collapse centered on rapacious mortgage lenders.
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