avid
eager, enthusiastic, or intensely interested
Root
- avar / avid: craving, desire, eagerness, or greed
Other words with the avar / avid root
- avarice: greedy desire for wealth or gain
- avaricious: greedy for wealth or gain
- avidity: eager desire or enthusiasm
Avid keeps desire without necessarily making it ugly: an avid reader wants more books.
An avid reader may learn vocabulary without feeling like study has begun.