Synonyms for Avarice (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (extreme greed for material wealth):
covetousness, cupidity, avariciousnessWordNet sense 2 (reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)):
greed, rapacity, avaritiaFrom the ODE community, based on WordNetadd/edit