congenial
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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
The world’s most powerful republic finds the elderly monarch more congenial than the prime minister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Earth is a remarkably congenial rock for human beings and other life forms.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
That may be just a more congenial way to encounter a set of ideas you disagree with than a newspaper column that tries to make a particular argument or point.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025
We dined in town at a popular restaurant called Angie’s and afterwards, with the evening warm and congenial, went for a stroll.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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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