Chapter Graff to Grief of G by Soule's Synonymes

3. Reward, recompense.

Gratify. v. a.

1. Please, delight, give pleasure to, make glad.

2. Indulge, satisfy, humor, fulfil.

Gratifying, a. Pleasing, agreeable, welcome, delightful, grateful.

Grating. a. Harsh, irritating, displeasing, disagreeable, offensive.

Gratis. ad. [L.] Gratuitously, freely, for nothing. without compensation or recompense.

Gratitude, n. Thankfulness, feeling of obligation, sense of obligation, thankful good-will, grateful love.

Gratuitous, a.

1. Voluntary, free, spontaneous, of one’s own accord.

2. Free, without recompense, without compensation, unrecompensed, without any equivalent.

3. Unwarranted, unfounded, groundless, without proof, baseless, uncalled for, not necessitated.

Gratuity, n. Present, gift, donation, benefaction, bounty, largess, grant, free gift, charity.

Gratulation, n. Congratulation, felicitation.

Gratulatory, a. Congratulatory.

Gravamen, n. (Law) Burden (of a charge) substance, essential point.

Grave, v. a.

1. Engrave, imprint, infix, impress deeply.

2. Carve, form by cutting.

Grave, n. Pit (for a dead body), sepulchre, tomb, ossuary, charnel-house, narrow house, long home.

Grave, a.

1. Important, weighty, serious, momentous, cogent, of great consequence.

2. Sober, serious, sedate, thoughtful, staid, solemn.

3. Plain, sober, quiet, subdued.