prosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationpseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnameFree!spurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energyclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantdecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyhyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplessalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenesspersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.prosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationpseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnameFree!spurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energyclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantdecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyhyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplessalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenesspersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.

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