Definitions of congratulatory
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expressive of sympathetic pleasure or joy on account of someone's success or good fortune“a congratulatory telegram”“the usual congratulatory crowd was conspicuously absent”synonyms: gratulatoryfelicitousexhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
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Divergent
Tris lives in a society divided into strictly separated factions. Given the chance to change her life, she must keep a dangerous secret from those in power.