Onomatopoeia A literary device in which the sound of the word has the same sound it represents. Examples: boom and sigh Free! Prosaic Adjective: Matter-of- fact, without spirit, style or imagination. Synonyms: Ordinary, straightforward Antonyms: Creative, imaginary Personification Figure of speech that gives inanimate objects human characteristics. Example: Wind whispered in my ear Spurious Adjective: Inauthentic, not bona fide Synonyms: Artificial, contrived, fake Antonyms: Authentic, genuine Salient Adjective: Noticeable, or important; standing out Synonyms: Conspicuous, striking Antonyms: Unimportant, inconspicuous Clandestine Adjective: Secretive or covert Synonyms: Stealthy, cloak-and-dagger Antonyms: Aboveboard, truthful Aboveboard Adjective: Honest and unconcealed Synonyms: Frank, open Antonyms: Deceitful, concealed Rectitude Noun: Correctness or uprightness Synonyms: Decency, goodness Antonyms: Dishonesty, badness Boisterous Adjective: Active and happy; full of energy Synonyms: Rambunctious, rowdy Antonyms: Calm, tranquil Decipher Verb: To discover the meaning or understand a coded or hidden meaning. Synonyms: Deduce, interpret Antonyms: Code, skim, encrypt Hyperbole A figure of speech involving great exaggeration. Examples: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse Pseudonym False name of alias used by a writer to not use their real name. Example: Mark Twain: Samuel Clemens Understatement Statements that lessen the importance of what is meant. Examples: Looks like it rained a bit last night Contrite Adjective: Sorry for past actions, desiring forgiveness Synonyms: Apologetic, humble Antonyms: Indifferent, apathetic Vigilance Noun: Alertness, unbreaking attention to a duty Synonyms: Diligence, watchfulness Antonyms: Negligence, carelessness Onomatopoeia A literary device in which the sound of the word has the same sound it represents. Examples: boom and sigh Free! Prosaic Adjective: Matter-of- fact, without spirit, style or imagination. Synonyms: Ordinary, straightforward Antonyms: Creative, imaginary Personification Figure of speech that gives inanimate objects human characteristics. Example: Wind whispered in my ear Spurious Adjective: Inauthentic, not bona fide Synonyms: Artificial, contrived, fake Antonyms: Authentic, genuine Salient Adjective: Noticeable, or important; standing out Synonyms: Conspicuous, striking Antonyms: Unimportant, inconspicuous Clandestine Adjective: Secretive or covert Synonyms: Stealthy, cloak-and-dagger Antonyms: Aboveboard, truthful Aboveboard Adjective: Honest and unconcealed Synonyms: Frank, open Antonyms: Deceitful, concealed Rectitude Noun: Correctness or uprightness Synonyms: Decency, goodness Antonyms: Dishonesty, badness Boisterous Adjective: Active and happy; full of energy Synonyms: Rambunctious, rowdy Antonyms: Calm, tranquil Decipher Verb: To discover the meaning or understand a coded or hidden meaning. Synonyms: Deduce, interpret Antonyms: Code, skim, encrypt Hyperbole A figure of speech involving great exaggeration. Examples: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse Pseudonym False name of alias used by a writer to not use their real name. Example: Mark Twain: Samuel Clemens Understatement Statements that lessen the importance of what is meant. Examples: Looks like it rained a bit last night Contrite Adjective: Sorry for past actions, desiring forgiveness Synonyms: Apologetic, humble Antonyms: Indifferent, apathetic Vigilance Noun: Alertness, unbreaking attention to a duty Synonyms: Diligence, watchfulness Antonyms: Negligence, carelessness
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
A literary device in which the sound of the word has the same sound it represents. Examples: boom and sigh
Onomatopoeia
Free!
Adjective: Matter-of-fact, without spirit, style or imagination. Synonyms: Ordinary, straightforward
Antonyms: Creative, imaginary
Prosaic
Figure of speech that gives inanimate objects human characteristics. Example: Wind whispered in my ear
Personification
Adjective: Inauthentic, not bona fide
Synonyms: Artificial, contrived, fake
Antonyms: Authentic, genuine
Spurious
Adjective: Noticeable, or important; standing out
Synonyms: Conspicuous, striking
Antonyms: Unimportant, inconspicuous
Salient
Adjective: Secretive or covert
Synonyms: Stealthy, cloak-and-dagger
Antonyms: Aboveboard, truthful
Clandestine
Adjective: Honest and unconcealed
Synonyms: Frank, open
Antonyms: Deceitful, concealed
Aboveboard
Noun: Correctness or uprightness
Synonyms: Decency, goodness
Antonyms: Dishonesty, badness
Rectitude
Adjective: Active and happy; full of energy
Synonyms: Rambunctious, rowdy
Antonyms: Calm, tranquil
Boisterous
Verb: To discover the meaning or understand a coded or hidden meaning. Synonyms: Deduce, interpret
Antonyms: Code, skim, encrypt
Decipher
A figure of speech involving great exaggeration. Examples: I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
Hyperbole
False name of alias used by a writer to not use their real name. Example: Mark Twain: Samuel Clemens
Pseudonym
Statements that lessen the importance of what is meant. Examples: Looks like it rained a bit last night
Understatement
Adjective: Sorry for past actions, desiring forgiveness
Synonyms: Apologetic, humble
Antonyms: Indifferent, apathetic
Contrite
Noun: Alertness, unbreaking attention to a duty
Synonyms: Diligence, watchfulness
Antonyms: Negligence, carelessness
Vigilance