onomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplescontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideFree!decipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyboisterous(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 theirnamepersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.salient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrighthyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggerationonomatopoeialiterary devicein which thesound of theword echoesthe sound itrepresentsrectitude(n) correctnessor uprightness;unerring infollowingprinciplescontrite(adj) sorryfor pastactions;desiringforgivenessspurious(adj)inauthentic;not bonafideFree!decipher(v) to discover themeaning ofa cipher orencryption;to understand acoded or hiddenmeaningunderstatement:a statementwhichlessens orminimizes theimportance ofwhat is meantvigilance(n) alertness;unbreakingattention to adutyboisterous(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 theirnamepersonificationa figure of speech inwhich an object oranimalis given humanfeelings, thoughts, orattitudes. Inanimateobjects given humancharacteristics.salient(adj)noticeable orimportant;standing outprosaic(adj) matter-of-fact;without spirit,style, orimaginationclandestine(adj)secretiveor covertaboveboard(adj) honestandunconcealed;forthrighthyperbolea figure ofspeechinvolvinggreatexaggeration

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