shiftlessreticent:unwilling tospeak;tending to besilentaphorisma person who isfanatical orholds extremeand passionateviews on aparticular topicdidactic admonisha superficial,oftendeceptive,outer layer caricaturetending to giveinstruction oradvice, evenwhen it is notwelcome or notneededbemoan:tocomplainveneerAn idea orexpression that hasbecome tired andtrite from overuse,its refreshing andclarity having wornoff clicheapathya lack ofemotionor caringA brief saying thatembodies a moralor expresses ageneralobservation aboutlife in a clever waylackingwillingnessor energy toaccomplishanythingto criticizeor rebukegently fora fault zealottacit:notstatedoutright butunderstoodtrepidation:afeeling ofanxiety oruncertaintyparody: Ahumorousimitation ofseriouswriting epigram: Shortwitty poem orsaying usingsatire orsarcasm orirony a representation,often a drawingthat exaggeratesor distortsfeatures of thesubjectshiftlessreticent:unwilling tospeak;tending to besilentaphorisma person who isfanatical orholds extremeand passionateviews on aparticular topicdidactic admonisha superficial,oftendeceptive,outer layer caricaturetending to giveinstruction oradvice, evenwhen it is notwelcome or notneededbemoan:tocomplainveneerAn idea orexpression that hasbecome tired andtrite from overuse,its refreshing andclarity having wornoff clicheapathya lack ofemotionor caringA brief saying thatembodies a moralor expresses ageneralobservation aboutlife in a clever waylackingwillingnessor energy toaccomplishanythingto criticizeor rebukegently fora fault zealottacit:notstatedoutright butunderstoodtrepidation:afeeling ofanxiety oruncertaintyparody: Ahumorousimitation ofseriouswriting epigram: Shortwitty poem orsaying usingsatire orsarcasm orirony a representation,often a drawingthat exaggeratesor distortsfeatures of thesubject

Vocab #16 - 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. shiftless
  2. reticent: unwilling to speak; tending to be silent
  3. aphorism
  4. a person who is fanatical or holds extreme and passionate views on a particular topic
  5. didactic
  6. admonish
  7. a superficial, often deceptive, outer layer
  8. caricature
  9. tending to give instruction or advice, even when it is not welcome or not needed
  10. bemoan: to complain
  11. veneer
  12. An idea or expression that has become tired and trite from overuse, its refreshing and clarity having worn off
  13. cliche
  14. apathy
  15. a lack of emotion or caring
  16. A brief saying that embodies a moral or expresses a general observation about life in a clever way
  17. lacking willingness or energy to accomplish anything
  18. to criticize or rebuke gently for a fault
  19. zealot
  20. tacit:not stated outright but understood
  21. trepidation:a feeling of anxiety or uncertainty
  22. parody: A humorous imitation of serious writing
  23. epigram: Short witty poem or saying using satire or sarcasm or irony
  24. a representation, often a drawing that exaggerates or distorts features of the subject