ex: loveis abattlefieldex:metaphorsyn:amiability/ ant: woe,floomsyn/ant:genialitysyn: oval/ ant:straightsyn/ant:bulbous(n)friendlybehavioror attitudegenialitysyn: pride,vanity / ant:modesty,meeknesssyn/ant:complacencesyn:bountiful /ant:meagersyn/ant:copioussyn:evade /ant:confrontsyn/ant:equivocatea directcomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphor(v) to obscurethe truth, touse wordswith multiplemeaningsequivocatea directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"simile(v) tospeakpoorly ofdisparage(adj)withoutbiasimpartialex: thewindspoke tomeex:figurativelanguageex: ashappy asa clamex:similesyn:contempt/ ant:admirationsyn/ant:derisionsyn:objective /ant:prejudged,subjectivesyn/ant:impartiallanguage usedin a non-literalway foremphasis,clarification, orspecial effect.figurativelanguage(n)offensivespeech orattitudederisionsyn:rage /ant: joysyn/ant:ire(adj)excessivelyemotionalmaudlinex: arm isto handas tree isto branchex:analogy(n)angerire(n) a sense ofcontentmentwith how thingsare; notdesiring changecomplacence(adj)appearingin largenumbercopious(adj) like orrelating to abulb,especiallyround like onebulboussyn:sentimental/ ant:unemotionalsyn/ant:maudlina comparisonbetween twoideas that aresomewhat alikebut unlike inother waysanalogyexact meaningsof words, notusing metaphoror exaggerationliterallanguagesyn: malign/ ant:complimentsyn/ant:disparageex: thesky isblueex: literallanguageex: loveis abattlefieldex:metaphorsyn:amiability/ ant: woe,floomsyn/ant:genialitysyn: oval/ ant:straightsyn/ant:bulbous(n)friendlybehavioror attitudegenialitysyn: pride,vanity / ant:modesty,meeknesssyn/ant:complacencesyn:bountiful /ant:meagersyn/ant:copioussyn:evade /ant:confrontsyn/ant:equivocatea directcomparisonwithout using"like" or "as"metaphor(v) to obscurethe truth, touse wordswith multiplemeaningsequivocatea directcomparisonusing "like"or "as"simile(v) tospeakpoorly ofdisparage(adj)withoutbiasimpartialex: thewindspoke tomeex:figurativelanguageex: ashappy asa clamex:similesyn:contempt/ ant:admirationsyn/ant:derisionsyn:objective /ant:prejudged,subjectivesyn/ant:impartiallanguage usedin a non-literalway foremphasis,clarification, orspecial effect.figurativelanguage(n)offensivespeech orattitudederisionsyn:rage /ant: joysyn/ant:ire(adj)excessivelyemotionalmaudlinex: arm isto handas tree isto branchex:analogy(n)angerire(n) a sense ofcontentmentwith how thingsare; notdesiring changecomplacence(adj)appearingin largenumbercopious(adj) like orrelating to abulb,especiallyround like onebulboussyn:sentimental/ ant:unemotionalsyn/ant:maudlina comparisonbetween twoideas that aresomewhat alikebut unlike inother waysanalogyexact meaningsof words, notusing metaphoror exaggerationliterallanguagesyn: malign/ ant:complimentsyn/ant:disparageex: thesky isblueex: literallanguage

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