ex: ashappy asa clamex:simile(adj) like orrelating to abulb,especiallyround like onebulbous(adj)withoutbiasimpartialsyn:bountiful /ant:meagersyn/ant:copioussyn:sentimental/ ant:unemotionalsyn/ant:maudlinsyn:rage /ant: joysyn/ant:iresyn:amiability/ ant: woe,floomsyn/ant:geniality(n)offensivespeech orattitudederision(adj)excessivelyemotionalmaudlin(n) a sense ofcontentmentwith how thingsare; notdesiring changecomplacencesyn:contempt/ ant:admirationsyn/ant:derision(v) tospeakpoorly ofdisparage(n)friendlybehavioror attitudegenialityex: thewindspoke tomeex:figurativelanguagesyn: pride,vanity / ant:modesty,meeknesssyn/ant:complacencea comparisonbetween twoideas that aresomewhat alikebut unlike inother waysanalogysyn: malign/ ant:complimentsyn/ant:disparagesyn: oval/ ant:straightsyn/ant:bulbous(adj)appearingin largenumbercopiousa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"similea directcomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphorlanguage usedin a non-literalway foremphasis,clarification, orspecial effect.figurativelanguage(n)angerire(v) to obscurethe truth, touse wordswith multiplemeaningsequivocatesyn:evade /ant:confrontsyn/ant:equivocatesyn:objective /ant:prejudged,subjectivesyn/ant:impartialex: thesky isblueex: literallanguageex: arm isto handas tree isto branchex:analogyex: loveis abattlefieldex:metaphorexact meaningsof words, notusing metaphoror exaggerationliterallanguageex: ashappy asa clamex:simile(adj) like orrelating to abulb,especiallyround like onebulbous(adj)withoutbiasimpartialsyn:bountiful /ant:meagersyn/ant:copioussyn:sentimental/ ant:unemotionalsyn/ant:maudlinsyn:rage /ant: joysyn/ant:iresyn:amiability/ ant: woe,floomsyn/ant:geniality(n)offensivespeech orattitudederision(adj)excessivelyemotionalmaudlin(n) a sense ofcontentmentwith how thingsare; notdesiring changecomplacencesyn:contempt/ ant:admirationsyn/ant:derision(v) tospeakpoorly ofdisparage(n)friendlybehavioror attitudegenialityex: thewindspoke tomeex:figurativelanguagesyn: pride,vanity / ant:modesty,meeknesssyn/ant:complacencea comparisonbetween twoideas that aresomewhat alikebut unlike inother waysanalogysyn: malign/ ant:complimentsyn/ant:disparagesyn: oval/ ant:straightsyn/ant:bulbous(adj)appearingin largenumbercopiousa directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"similea directcomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphorlanguage usedin a non-literalway foremphasis,clarification, orspecial effect.figurativelanguage(n)angerire(v) to obscurethe truth, touse wordswith multiplemeaningsequivocatesyn:evade /ant:confrontsyn/ant:equivocatesyn:objective /ant:prejudged,subjectivesyn/ant:impartialex: thesky isblueex: literallanguageex: arm isto handas tree isto branchex:analogyex: loveis abattlefieldex:metaphorexact meaningsof words, notusing metaphoror exaggerationliterallanguage

honhum 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. ex: simile
    ex: as happy as a clam
  2. bulbous
    (adj) like or relating to a bulb, especially round like one
  3. impartial
    (adj) without bias
  4. syn/ant: copious
    syn: bountiful / ant: meager
  5. syn/ant: maudlin
    syn: sentimental / ant: unemotional
  6. syn/ant: ire
    syn: rage / ant: joy
  7. syn/ant: geniality
    syn: amiability / ant: woe, floom
  8. derision
    (n) offensive speech or attitude
  9. maudlin
    (adj) excessively emotional
  10. complacence
    (n) a sense of contentment with how things are; not desiring change
  11. syn/ant: derision
    syn: contempt / ant: admiration
  12. disparage
    (v) to speak poorly of
  13. geniality
    (n) friendly behavior or attitude
  14. ex: figurative language
    ex: the wind spoke to me
  15. syn/ant: complacence
    syn: pride, vanity / ant: modesty, meekness
  16. analogy
    a comparison between two ideas that are somewhat alike but unlike in other ways
  17. syn/ant: disparage
    syn: malign / ant: compliment
  18. syn/ant: bulbous
    syn: oval / ant: straight
  19. copious
    (adj) appearing in large number
  20. simile
    a direct comparison using "like" or "as"
  21. metaphor
    a direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
  22. figurative language
    language used in a non-literal way for emphasis, clarification, or special effect.
  23. ire
    (n) anger
  24. equivocate
    (v) to obscure the truth, to use words with multiple meanings
  25. syn/ant: equivocate
    syn: evade / ant: confront
  26. syn/ant: impartial
    syn: objective / ant: prejudged, subjective
  27. ex: literal language
    ex: the sky is blue
  28. ex: analogy
    ex: arm is to hand as tree is to branch
  29. ex: metaphor
    ex: love is a battlefield
  30. literal language
    exact meanings of words, not using metaphor or exaggeration