Growing in Vocabulary

The Word of the Day for March 31 is:

vivacious   \vuh-VAY-shus\   adjective
   lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly

Example sentence:
   The hostess was a pretty, vivacious woman with a knack for making
   people feel comfortable.

Did you know?
   It's no surprise that "vivacious" means "full of life," since it
can be traced back to the Latin verb "vivere," meaning "to live." The
word was created around the mid-17th century using the Latin adjective
"vivax," meaning "long-lived, vigorous, high-spirited." Other descendants
of "vivere" in English include "survive," "revive," and "victual" --
all of which came to life during the 15th century -- and "vivid" and
"convivial," both of which surfaced around the same time as "vivacious."
Somewhat surprisingly, the word "live" is not related; it comes to us
from the Old English word "libban."