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| avarice |
the excessive desire to accumulate riches; greed; cupidity. |
| booty1 |
riches or goods stolen or taken as plunder in war; loot. [1/2 definitions] |
| conquest |
something gained by conquering, such as territory, riches, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| El Dorado |
a legendary South American destination of early Spanish explorers seeking gold and riches. [2 definitions] |
| gold |
wealth; riches. [1/11 definitions] |
| means |
(used with a pl. verb) wealth, riches, or economic resources. [1/2 definitions] |
| self-aggrandizement |
the act or process of purposefully increasing one's own power, riches, fame, or the like. |
| Seven Cities of Cibola |
legendary cities full of riches sought by sixteenth-century Spanish explorers in what is now the southwestern United States. |
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