ex: ashappy asa clamex:simileex: thesky isblueex: literallanguage(adj)appearingin largenumbercopioussyn:evade /ant:confrontsyn/ant:equivocateex: thewindspoke tomeex:figurativelanguagesyn:contempt/ ant:admirationsyn/ant:derision(n)friendlybehavioror attitudegeniality(v) to obscurethe truth, touse wordswith multiplemeaningsequivocatea comparisonbetween twoideas that aresomewhat alikebut unlike inother waysanalogya directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"similelanguage usedin a non-literalway foremphasis,clarification, orspecial effect.figurativelanguagesyn:objective /ant:prejudged,subjectivesyn/ant:impartialsyn:rage /ant: joysyn/ant:ire(n) a sense ofcontentmentwith how thingsare; notdesiring changecomplacenceexact meaningsof words, notusing metaphoror exaggerationliterallanguagesyn:bountiful /ant:meagersyn/ant:copioussyn:amiability/ ant: woe,floomsyn/ant:geniality(adj)withoutbiasimpartialex: loveis abattlefieldex:metaphor(n)angeriresyn: malign/ ant:complimentsyn/ant:disparage(adj)excessivelyemotionalmaudlinsyn: pride,vanity / ant:modesty,meeknesssyn/ant:complacencesyn: oval/ ant:straightsyn/ant:bulbous(adj) like orrelating to abulb,especiallyround like onebulbousa directcomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphorsyn:sentimental/ ant:unemotionalsyn/ant:maudlin(n)offensivespeech orattitudederision(v) tospeakpoorly ofdisparageex: arm isto handas tree isto branchex:analogyex: ashappy asa clamex:simileex: thesky isblueex: literallanguage(adj)appearingin largenumbercopioussyn:evade /ant:confrontsyn/ant:equivocateex: thewindspoke tomeex:figurativelanguagesyn:contempt/ ant:admirationsyn/ant:derision(n)friendlybehavioror attitudegeniality(v) to obscurethe truth, touse wordswith multiplemeaningsequivocatea comparisonbetween twoideas that aresomewhat alikebut unlike inother waysanalogya directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"similelanguage usedin a non-literalway foremphasis,clarification, orspecial effect.figurativelanguagesyn:objective /ant:prejudged,subjectivesyn/ant:impartialsyn:rage /ant: joysyn/ant:ire(n) a sense ofcontentmentwith how thingsare; notdesiring changecomplacenceexact meaningsof words, notusing metaphoror exaggerationliterallanguagesyn:bountiful /ant:meagersyn/ant:copioussyn:amiability/ ant: woe,floomsyn/ant:geniality(adj)withoutbiasimpartialex: loveis abattlefieldex:metaphor(n)angeriresyn: malign/ ant:complimentsyn/ant:disparage(adj)excessivelyemotionalmaudlinsyn: pride,vanity / ant:modesty,meeknesssyn/ant:complacencesyn: oval/ ant:straightsyn/ant:bulbous(adj) like orrelating to abulb,especiallyround like onebulbousa directcomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphorsyn:sentimental/ ant:unemotionalsyn/ant:maudlin(n)offensivespeech orattitudederision(v) tospeakpoorly ofdisparageex: arm isto handas tree isto branchex:analogy

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