aboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplesFree!hyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationpersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.contrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energypseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnameonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafidedecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantsalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrightrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplesFree!hyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationpersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.contrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessboisterous(adj)active andhappy; fullof energypseudonyma false name oralias used by a writerdesiring not touse his or her real name.Reasons include: political,different works for differentnames or not like theirnameonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafidedecipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantsalient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to aduty

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