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Aug. 30, 2014
Word of the Day

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\rapt\
adjective
1. deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
2. transported with emotion; enraptured: rapt with joy.
Quotes
He was an excellent orator and thrived before his rapt and amused audiences.
-- Joelle Herr, Mark Twain: The Essential Works in One Sitting, 2013
Origin
Rapt can be traced to the Latin verb rapere meaning "to seize." The term entered English in the late 1300s.
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