Metaphorexample:your ideasare absolutegarbage Impartialsyn: objective,unbiasedant: biased,prejudged,subjective Free!Equivocateto use words thathave multiplemeanings,particularly inorder to obscurethe truthCopioussyn:bountiful,generousMaudlinexcessivelyemotionalDerisionoffensiveattitude orspeech;ridiculeComplacencea sense ofcontentment withthe current state orsituation; notdesiring changeFigurativelanguage examples:simile,metaphor,hyperbole,etc.Analogyexample:Life is likea box ofchocolate...Genialitysyn:kindness,amiabilitySimileA directcomparisonusing theterms “like”and “as”IreangerBulbouslike or relatingto a bulb,especiallyround like abulbLiteralLanguage Exactmeanings ofwords, notusingmetaphors orexaggerationDisparagesyn: belittle,malignant: exalt,complimentMetaphorexample:your ideasare absolutegarbage Impartialsyn: objective,unbiasedant: biased,prejudged,subjective Free!Equivocateto use words thathave multiplemeanings,particularly inorder to obscurethe truthCopioussyn:bountiful,generousMaudlinexcessivelyemotionalDerisionoffensiveattitude orspeech;ridiculeComplacencea sense ofcontentment withthe current state orsituation; notdesiring changeFigurativelanguage examples:simile,metaphor,hyperbole,etc.Analogyexample:Life is likea box ofchocolate...Genialitysyn:kindness,amiabilitySimileA directcomparisonusing theterms “like”and “as”IreangerBulbouslike or relatingto a bulb,especiallyround like abulbLiteralLanguage Exactmeanings ofwords, notusingmetaphors orexaggerationDisparagesyn: belittle,malignant: exalt,compliment

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