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G — Golden-robin to Gradus (Part 9 of 10)

Grab, v. a. Snatch, clutch, seize violently, grip suddenly.

Grace, n.

    1. Favor, kindness, condescension, benignity, love, good-will.
    2. Divine goodness or favor, divine influence, god’s love.
    3. Piety, devotion, devoutness, holiness, religion, sanctity, love.
    4. Pardon, forgiveness, mercy.
    5. Elegance, polish, refinement, accomplishment.
    6. Beauty, symmetry, comeliness, gracefulness, ease.
    7. Short prayer (over food at table).
    8. (Mus.) Embellishment (appoggiatura, shake, trill, turn).

Grace, v. a.

    1. Adorn, decorate, beautify, embellish, deck.
    2. Dignify, honor.

Graceful, a.

    1. Elegant, comely, becoming, beautiful, full of grace.
    2. Easy, natural, unlabored, flowing, rounded.

Graceless, a. Depraved, degenerate, corrupt, profligate, reprobate, dissolute, abandoned, lost, shameless, obdurate, hardened, incorrigible, irreclaimable, wicked.

Gracious, a.

    1. Benevolent, benignant, benign, favorable, kind, friendly, merciful, condescending, compassionate, tender, lenient, mild, gentle.
    2. Affable, familiar, courteous, civil, polite, familiar, easy.