congenial
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Gray’s early life has all the ingredients of a congenial coming-of-age movie, one rooted in the anything-goes landscape of postwar Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
And if people prefer a congenial bot over messy human relationships, they can lose social skills, become isolated, or even spiral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Borel, a congenial 39-year-old whose family owns the inn in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, thought their request to see the wine collection was strange, but he led them downstairs anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
I took a job in human resources and I thought that would be a little more congenial, but gradually I started to realize I’m in the wrong place.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026
Scott Fischer’s team was a congenial and cohesive group; most of Pittman’s teammates took her idiosyncrasies in stride and seemed to have little trouble accepting her into their midst.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing congenial
"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 8–13
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Grade 10, List 6
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