personificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.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 theirnamesalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenesshyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energyvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideFree!decipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationpersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.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 theirnamesalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightcontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenesshyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energyvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideFree!decipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningprosaic(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. a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. Inanimate objects given human characteristics.
    personification
  2. (n) correctness or uprightness; unerring in following principles
    rectitude
  3. 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
  4. (adj) noticeable or important; standing out
    salient
  5. (adj) secretive or covert
    clandestine
  6. (adj) honest and unconcealed; forthright
    aboveboard
  7. (adj) sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness
    contrite
  8. a figure of speech involving great exaggeration
    hyperbole
  9. (adj) active and happy; full of energy
    boisterous
  10. (n) alertness; unbreaking attention to a duty
    vigilance
  11. :a statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant
    understatement
  12. literary device in which the sound of the word echoes the sound it represents
    onomatopoeia
  13. (adj) inauthentic; not bona fide
    spurious
  14. Free!
  15. (v) to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning
    decipher
  16. (adj) matter-of-fact; without spirit, style, or imagination
    prosaic