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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
kahakog - hakog - ka-~
ka.ha.kug. - 3 syllables

ka- = kahakog
kahakog

kahakog [ka.ha.kug.] : greed (n.); mammon (n.); selfishness (n.)
hakog [ha.kug.] : greedy (adj.); ravenous (adj.); voracious (adj.); glutton (n.)

Derivatives of hakog


Glosses:
greed
n. (attribute)1. greedexcessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves.
~ desirean inclination to want things.; "a man of many desires"
~ avariciousness, cupidity, avarice, covetousnessextreme greed for material wealth.
~ possessivenessexcessive desire to possess or dominate.
~ acquisitivenessstrong desire to acquire and possess.
n. (act)2. avarice, avaritia, covetousness, greed, rapacityreprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins).
~ deadly sin, mortal sinan unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace.; "theologians list seven mortal sins"
mammon
n. (state)1. mammonwealth regarded as an evil influence.
~ wealth, wealthinessthe state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money.; "great wealth is not a sign of great intelligence"
n. (person)2. mammon(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit.; "ye cannot serve God and Mammon"
~ new testamentthe collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible.
~ imaginary being, imaginary creaturea creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction.
selfishness
n. (attribute)1. selfishnessstinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others.
~ stinginessa lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money.
~ greediness, rapaciousness, voraciousnessan excessive desire for wealth (usually in large amounts).; "the greediness of lawyers"
~ opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking, expediencetaking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others.
ravenous
adj. 1. esurient, famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starvedextremely hungry.; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
~ hungryfeeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food.; "a world full of hungry people"
adj. 2. edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfishdevouring or craving food in great quantities.; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
~ gluttonousgiven to excess in consumption of especially food or drink.; "over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands"; "a gluttonous debauch"; "a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure"
voracious
adj. 1. rapacious, ravening, voraciousexcessively greedy and grasping.; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"
~ acquisitiveeager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas.; "an acquisitive mind"; "an acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied"
glutton
n. (person)1. glutton, gourmand, gourmandizer, trenchermana person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess.
~ eater, feedersomeone who consumes food for nourishment.
n. (animal)2. glutton, gulo gulo, wolverinemusteline mammal of northern Eurasia.
~ mustelid, musteline, musteline mammalfissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals.