Guess the Word
At a particular season of the year (*it is an adverb)
What is seasonally (adv.).
Unwilling
What is reluctant (adj.).
Sensuous (adj.)
What is 'appealing to or gratifying the senses'.
I am ____________ to speak ill of the dead.
'Reticent' is universally accepted as a synonym for 'reluctant'.
What is FALSE!
'Reticent' is usually used in reference to a reluctance to speak. Using 'reluctant' as an all-purpose replacement for 'reticent' is generally frowned upon.
Famous
What is renowned (adj.).
Appealing to or gratifying the senses
What is sensuous (adj.).
Seasonal (adj.)
What 'applies to what depends on or is controlled by the season of the year'.
i.e. Fashions are seasonal.
Fashions change ______________.
What is 'seasonally'.
'Sacreligious' is spelled correctly here.
What is FALSE!
Many people misspell 'sacrilegious', assuming that it is derived from the word 'religious' - it is not!
This word applies to what depends on or is controlled by the season of the year
What is seasonal (adj.).
Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred
What is sacrilegious (adj.).
Reticent (adj.).
What is 'inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself'.
It is not appropriate to look at _____________ material during class!
What is 'sensual'.
Pronounced correctly, the word 'renown', rhymes with 'known'.
What is FALSE!
'Renown' and 'renowned' both rhyme with 'town'.
Related to the physical and especially the sexual appetites
What is sensual (adj.).
Fame
What is renown (noun).
Sacrilegious (adj.)
What is 'grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred'.
My strawberry shortcake is ______________ as the best strawberry shortcake in the county.
What is 'renowned'.
The following sentence is accurate:
I am looking for seasonable employment - I only need to work for a few months in the summertime.
What is FALSE!
Employment, here, is depicted as dependent on the season.
Inclined to keep one's thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs to oneself
What is reticent (adj.).
This word applies to what is appropriate to the season
What is seasonable (adj.).
Seasonable (adj.)
What is 'in keeping with the time or the season'.
Isn't this seasonable weather we're having today?
Eating my strawberry shortcake is a _____________ experience.
What is 'sensuous'.
The following sentence is accurate:
Biting into that sandwich was a sensuous experience.
What is TRUE!
If it were a sensual experience, people might start to ask questions about your sexual appetites!