rapacious ruh-PAY-shuhs adjective WS #35

aggressively greedy or grasping; voracious in appetite or desire; given to seizing or plundering; excessively acquisitive

1. His rapacious appetite for power led him to betray former allies and destroy longtime friendships.
2. The rapacious corporation exploited natural resources without regard for environmental consequences.
3. The rapacious predator hunted relentlessly, consuming everything in its path through the ecosystem.
4. The rapacious landlord raised rents to unreasonable levels, forcing many tenants to move elsewhere.
5. Rapacious investors bought up properties in the neighborhood, driving out longtime residents.