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avarice: reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

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penny pinching collapse

itching palm collapse

cupidity collapse

wrath collapse: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins); intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

voracity collapse

rapacity collapse

avidity collapse

envy collapse: spite and resentment at seeing the success of another (personified as one of the deadly sins); a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another; be envious of; set one's heart on; feel envious towards; admire enviously

greed collapse: excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

tightness collapse: lack of movement or room for movement

acedia collapse

nearness collapse: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

incontinence collapse: involuntary urination or defecation

anger collapse: a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance; the state of being angry; make angry; "The news angered him"; become angry; "He angers easily"

gluttony collapse: eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins); habitual eating to excess

grasping collapse: the act of gripping something firmly with the hands; understanding with difficulty; "the lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings"

pride collapse: unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins); the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards; a feeling of self-respect and personal worth; satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success"; a group of lions; be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school"

lust collapse: self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins)

sloth collapse: apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins); any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits; a disinclination to work or exert yourself

closeness collapse: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes); a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on"

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