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An adjunct is something that is added to or joined to something else that is larger or more important.
An affable person is pleasant, friendly, and easy to talk to.
If you have an affiliation with a group or another person, you are officially involved or connected with them.
Amity is a peaceful friendship between two parties, particularly between two countries.
Antipathy is a strong feeling of dislike or hostility towards someone or something.
Bonhomie is a friendly feeling among a group of people.
Someone who has a bristling personality is easily offended, annoyed, or angered.
Camaraderie is a feeling of friendship and trust among a group of people who have usually known each other over a long period of time.
Two people concordant with each other are in agreement or harmony.
A congenial person, place, or environment is pleasant, friendly, and enjoyable.
Consanguinity is the state of being related to someone else by blood or having a similar close relationship to them.
When a group of people reaches a consensus, it has reached a general agreement about something.
Dissonance is an unpleasant situation of opposition in which ideas or actions are not in agreement or harmony; dissonance also refers to a harsh combination of sounds.
Something that is divisive is likely to cause arguments between people.
Draconian rules and laws are extremely strict and harsh.
Empathy is the ability to understand how people feel because you can imagine what it is to be like them.
When two people are in a harmonious state, they are in agreement with each other; when a sound is harmonious, it is pleasant or agreeable to the ear.
If two people are incompatible, they do not get along, tend to disagree, and are unable to cooperate with one another.
If someone is inimical, they are unfriendly and will likely cause you harm.
Liaison is the cooperation and exchange of information between people or organizations in order to facilitate their joint efforts; this word also refers to a person who coordinates a connection between people or organizations.
If you describe someone as Machiavellian, you disapprove of him because he uses clever tricks and other dishonest methods to achieve his aims, especially in politics.
Something or someone that is maleficent deliberately tries to cause harm or evil.
A malevolent person or thing is evil due to deliberate attempts to cause harm.
Malice is a type of hatred that causes a strong desire to harm others both physically and emotionally.
If you malign someone, you say unpleasant things about them to damage their reputation.
A nexus is a connection or a series of connections between a number of people, things, or ideas that often form the center of a system or situation.
Philanthropy is unselfish support in the form of donating money, work, or gifts to positive social purposes; philanthropy is also overall love for humans in general.
The propinquity of a thing is its nearness in location, relationship, or similarity to another thing.
Something that is propitious shows favorable conditions.
Rapprochement is the development of greater understanding and friendliness between two countries or groups of people after a period of unfriendly relations.
A recluse is someone who chooses to live alone and deliberately avoids other people.
If you say that something, such as an event or a message, resonates with you, you mean that it has an emotional effect or a special meaning for you that is significant.
A schism causes a group or organization to divide into two groups as a result of differences in their aims and beliefs.
Something sinister makes you feel that an evil, bad, or harmful thing is about to happen.
A troglodyte is reclusive, severely lacking in social skills, and is out of step with current times.
Doing something in unison is doing it all together at one time.
Noun
rapport
ra-POHR
Context
When Sonya was accepted into a program in musical theater, she finally felt a togetherness or rapport with students her own age. Most of the young people in her classes at school did not study theater or music, so Sonya shared a limited social rapport or connection with them. The weeks in the music program, however, were filled with late-night talks and exciting rehearsals which created a rapport, unity, or trustful bond between the participants.
Quiz:Try again!
When is a rapport established between two people?
When they have an ongoing conflict that can’t be resolved.
When they both sign a contract after agreeing to its terms.
When they have built a positive and friendly relationship.
If two people have established a good rapport, their connection is such that they have a good understanding of and can communicate well with one other.
Rapper Support Musical rappers quickly develop supportive relationships or a close rapport that connects them through their musical interest.
Examples
Price went on to commission with the Air Force Reserve as a flight nurse and said she’s been thankful ever since. “I became a nurse to take care of people, and every operational mission I feel honored that I get to do this job,” said Price. “I also enjoy training missions that build rapport with our crews and challenge us to adapt to and think out of the box for when we are faced with complex real world scenarios.”
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Montgomery Advertiser
The third annual First Responder Expo gives children, and their parents, the chance to put a face and name with an agency and meet people beyond their badge. The bulletproof vest almost swallowed five-year-old Zeron Solomon as he tried it on. His great aunt walked him around to the different agencies set up for the expo. She says events like this help kids build a rapport with those sworn to serve and protect them.
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WTOC, Savannah, Georgia
Having expanded my repertoire of fish and having learned to really appreciate many of them, I wanted to go somewhere and order for myself. And so I returned to Takao, where my aficionado friend and I had experienced our unmemorable omakase dinner. I went with the same friend; we took seats at the sushi bar. This is not just the best way to eat sushi, it’s the only serious way, since the point is to establish a rapport with the chef.
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Los Angeles Times
Athletic director Brad Edwards hopes his second basketball hire is the one that finally gets the program over the hump. "[English] is a tremendous communicator, tireless worker and a natural leader. He develops a unique rapport with his players, which fuels their development and enriches their overall experience as student-athletes," Edwards said.
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NBC Sports
