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congenial

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore C words

pleasant and agreeable, especially in disposition or company

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Congenial in a sentence

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The cottage offered a congenial setting for a quiet retreat.

Synonyms
agreeableamiablegenialcompatible
Antonyms
disagreeableunpleasantuncongenial

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The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.

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Congenial (adjective) means pleasant and agreeable, especially in disposition or company
Here is congenial used in an example sentence: "The cottage offered a congenial setting for a quiet retreat."
Common synonyms for congenial include agreeable, amiable, genial, compatible.
Antonyms of congenial include disagreeable, unpleasant, uncongenial.
Congenial is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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