greedy vs avaricious

greedy and avaricious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
greedy	No	Yes	No	No
avaricious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, greedy and avaricious are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of greedy include covetous, grabby, grasping, prehensile.

greedy (adjective)	avaricious (adjective)
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth	immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous
wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume