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acquisitive

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

eager to acquire and possess things

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Acquisitive in a sentence

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An acquisitive collector, she filled every room with antiques.

Synonyms
graspingcovetousgreedy
Antonyms
generousaltruisticcontent

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The treaty was hailed as a triumph of diplomacy, yet historians now regard its terms as blank, since they merely postponed the conflicts they claimed to resolve.

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Acquisitive (adjective) means eager to acquire and possess things
Here is acquisitive used in an example sentence: "An acquisitive collector, she filled every room with antiques."
Common synonyms for acquisitive include grasping, covetous, greedy.
Antonyms of acquisitive include generous, altruistic, content.
Acquisitive is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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