avarice
greedy desire for wealth or gain
Root
- avar / avid: craving, desire, eagerness, or greed
Other words with the avar / avid root
- avaricious: greedy for wealth or gain
- avid: eager, enthusiastic, or intensely interested
- avidity: eager desire or enthusiasm
Avarice is appetite turned greedy: wanting more because more feels like the point.
The novel treats avarice as a hunger that grows every time it is fed.
Avarice belongs with craving words, but the tone matters: avid desire can be eager; avarice is desire that has gone greedy and grasping.