The genial host greeted each guest with a warm smile and a firm handshake.
这位和蔼的主人以温暖的微笑和有力的握手迎接每一位客人。
Which choice best defines “genial”?
A — Friendly and cheerful. “genial” means friendly and cheerful.
Which word means “friendly and cheerful”?
B — genial. “genial” means friendly and cheerful.
genial — friendly and cheerful. In Chinese: 友好的，和蔼可亲的.
genial is pronounced /'dʒiːniəl/.
The genial host greeted each guest with a warm smile and a firm handshake. (这位和蔼的主人以温暖的微笑和有力的握手迎接每一位客人。)
affable, cordial, warm — all close in meaning to genial (friendly and cheerful).
cold, hostile — each the opposite of genial (friendly and cheerful).
Yes. genial is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
geni(root, foundation)+al(of)→essentially friendly