gratification
/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun C2- The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste. · gratification of the heart gratification of the palate
- A gratuity; a reward.
- A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.
- Positive feedback given to a student to explicitly recognize an effort, progress, work, or attitude, regardless of the assessment of their results, in order to support their motivation, self-determination, and well-being.
Plural gratifications
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Franz, who had mutely interrogated the countess, and received from her a gracious smile in token that he would be welcome, sought not to retard the gratification of Albert’s eager impatience, but began at once the tour of the house, closely followed by Albert, who availed himself of the few minutes required to reach the opposite side of the theatre to settle the height and smoothness of his collar, and to arrange the lappets of his coat.
Collins was at leisure to look around him and admire, and he was so much struck with the size and furniture of the apartment, that he declared he might almost have supposed himself in the small summer breakfast parlour at Rosings; a comparison that did not at first convey much gratification; but when Mrs.
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