Choose the most appropriate word which conveys the meaning of the given phrase:
One who is greedy-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Avaricious
Avaricious means extremely greedy, especially for money or wealth (from the Latin avarus, greedy; the noun is avarice). It is the one word for "one who is greedy".
Example: The avaricious landlord kept raising the rent.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Vulturine — Incorrect. Vulturine means of or like a vulture, in looks or in preying on others; it is not the usual word for a greedy person.
Example: The bird had a hooked, vulturine beak.
Option 3: Carnivorous — Incorrect. Carnivorous means flesh-eating.
Example: Lions are carnivorous animals.
Option 4: Omnivorous — Incorrect. Omnivorous means eating both plants and animals.
Example: Bears are omnivorous.