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