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R — Radicate to Rasores (Part 10 of 12)

Rapt, a. Enraptured, transported, ravished, entranced, charmed, delighted, enchanted, fascinated, spell-bound, inspired.

Raptores, n. pl. [L.] (Ornith) Raptors, raptorials, birds of prey. See Accipitres.

Raptorial, a. Preying, rapacious, raptorious.

Raptorial, n. Bird of prey.

Raptorious, a. Preying, raptorial.

Raptors, n. pl. Raptores, raptorials, birds of prey. See Accipitres.

Rapture, n.

    1. Transport, ecstasy, ravishment, beatitude, beatification, bliss, great happiness, heavenly joy.
    2. Delight, exultation, enthusiasm.

Rapture, v. n. Ravish, transport, enrapture.

Rapturous, a. Ecstatic, ravishing, transporting.

Rara avis. [L.]

    1. Rare bird.
    2. Curiosity, rare thing, unusual thing, rarity, prodigy.

Rare, a.

    1. Sparse, thinly scattered.
    2. Thin, subtile.
    3. Uncommon, infrequent, scarce, unfrequent, singular, extraordinary, strange, out of the way, unusual.
    4. Choice, fine, excellent, exquisite, incomparable, inimitable.
    5. Underdone, imperfectly cooked, nearly raw.

Rarefy, v. a. Make rarer, make less dense, make thin, make porous.

Rarely, ad.

    1. Seldom, not often.