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  • rapt

    adjective

    Extremely pleased or delighted.

    She was rapt with her exam results.

  • ratbag

    noun

    A mischievous or troublesome person.

    The kids were acting like little ratbags.

  • ripper

    adjective

    Excellent or very good in informal speech.

    We had a ripper weekend on the coast.