salient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentshyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightdecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertpersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.understatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantFree!pseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnameboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energyrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplesspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationsalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentshyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightdecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertpersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.understatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantFree!pseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnameboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energyrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplesspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimagination

Honors Humanities Vocabulary List 7 - Call List

(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.


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  1. (adj) noticeable or important; standing out
    salient
  2. (adj) sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness
    contrite
  3. (n) alertness; unbreaking attention to a duty
    vigilance
  4. literary device in which the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents
    onomatopoeia
  5. a figure of speech involving great exaggeration
    hyperbole
  6. (adj) honest and unconcealed; forthright
    aboveboard
  7. (v) to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning
    decipher
  8. (adj) secretive or covert
    clandestine
  9. a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. Inanimate objects given human characteristics.
    personification
  10. :a statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant
    understatement
  11. Free!
  12. a false name or alias used by a writer desiring not to use his or her real name. Reasons include: political, different works for different names or not like their name
    pseudonym
  13. (adj) active and happy; full of energy
    boisterous
  14. (n) correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principles
    rectitude
  15. (adj) inauthentic; not bona fide
    spurious
  16. (adj) matter-of-fact; without spirit, style, or imagination
    prosaic