LiteralLanguage Exactmeanings ofwords, notusingmetaphors orexaggerationGenialitysyn:kindness,amiabilityAnalogyexample:Life is likea box ofchocolate...Equivocateto use words thathave multiplemeanings,particularly inorder to obscurethe truthFree!Figurativelanguage examples:simile,metaphor,hyperbole,etc.IreangerSimileA directcomparisonusing theterms “like”and “as”Metaphorexample:your ideasare absolutegarbage Impartialsyn: objective,unbiasedant: biased,prejudged,subjective Complacencea sense ofcontentment withthe current state orsituation; notdesiring changeBulbouslike or relatingto a bulb,especiallyround like abulbCopioussyn:bountiful,generousMaudlinexcessivelyemotionalDisparagesyn: belittle,malignant: exalt,complimentDerisionoffensiveattitude orspeech;ridiculeLiteralLanguage Exactmeanings ofwords, notusingmetaphors orexaggerationGenialitysyn:kindness,amiabilityAnalogyexample:Life is likea box ofchocolate...Equivocateto use words thathave multiplemeanings,particularly inorder to obscurethe truthFree!Figurativelanguage examples:simile,metaphor,hyperbole,etc.IreangerSimileA directcomparisonusing theterms “like”and “as”Metaphorexample:your ideasare absolutegarbage Impartialsyn: objective,unbiasedant: biased,prejudged,subjective Complacencea sense ofcontentment withthe current state orsituation; notdesiring changeBulbouslike or relatingto a bulb,especiallyround like abulbCopioussyn:bountiful,generousMaudlinexcessivelyemotionalDisparagesyn: belittle,malignant: exalt,complimentDerisionoffensiveattitude orspeech;ridicule

honors humanities vocab 13 - 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. Exact meanings of words, not using metaphors or exaggeration
    Literal Language
  2. syn: kindness, amiability
    Geniality
  3. example: Life is like a box of chocolate...
    Analogy
  4. to use words that have multiple meanings, particularly in order to obscure the truth
    Equivocate
  5. Free!
  6. examples: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, etc.
    Figurative language
  7. anger
    Ire
  8. A direct comparison using the terms “like” and “as”
    Simile
  9. example: your ideas are absolute garbage
    Metaphor
  10. syn: objective, unbiased ant: biased, prejudged, subjective
    Impartial
  11. a sense of contentment with the current state or situation; not desiring change
    Complacence
  12. like or relating to a bulb, especially round like a bulb
    Bulbous
  13. syn: bountiful, generous
    Copious
  14. excessively emotional
    Maudlin
  15. syn: belittle, malign ant: exalt, compliment
    Disparage
  16. offensive attitude or speech; ridicule
    Derision