rectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplespseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnamevigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideFree!onomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsdecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningsalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrighthyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationpersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.boisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energyrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplespseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnamevigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideFree!onomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsdecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningsalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrighthyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationpersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.boisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energy

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