The archaeologist found the museum's archive a congenial place to work, with its orderly catalogues and supportive colleagues.
考古学家发现博物馆的档案室是一个宜人的工作场所,那里有井然有序的目录和支持性的同事。
Which choice best defines “congenial”?
D — Agreeable; pleasantly compatible.. “congenial” means Agreeable; pleasantly compatible..
Which word means “Agreeable; pleasantly compatible.”?
B — congenial. “congenial” means Agreeable; pleasantly compatible..
congenial — Agreeable; pleasantly compatible.. In Chinese: 意气相投的;宜人的.
congenial is pronounced //kənˈdʒiːniəl//.
The archaeologist found the museum's archive a congenial place to work, with its orderly catalogues and supportive colleagues. (考古学家发现博物馆的档案室是一个宜人的工作场所,那里有井然有序的目录和支持性的同事。)
agreeable, compatible, pleasant — all close in meaning to congenial (Agreeable; pleasantly compatible.).
hostile, incompatible — each the opposite of congenial (Agreeable; pleasantly compatible.).
Yes. congenial is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con- + geni(性情) → 性情相合。