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rapacity

noun ra·pac·i·ty \rə-ˈpa-sə-tē\

Definition of RAPACITY

: the quality of being rapacious

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First Known Use of RAPACITY

1543

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Synonyms: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, greed

Rhymes with RAPACITY

audacity, capacity, edacity, fugacity, loquacity, mendacity, opacity, predacity, pugnacity, sagacity, sequacity, tenacity, veracity, vivacity, voracity

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