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Most of the following terms can be found in one of the images of the bingo card. The following is, to my knowledge, all true.

Terms

advert
etymologically, that which causes us to "turn to" (vert ad) it.
allegory
etymologically, "to speak about something else in public"
the Aegis [Greek]
Jason’s shield after he mounted the head of Medusa on it
aegishjalmr [Old Norse]
the Helm of the Awakeners, said to frighten those who see it into wariness
aurora [Greek]
dawn
bad [German]
bath
bathos
the combining of high and low in art
*****
a female dog, especially a sexually mature female dog of breeding status
bi-
root meaning "2"
blind
1. (adj) unable to see. 2. (n) an intentional mistake or inconsistency left in a work to divert outsiders from the occult, initiated interpretation
blinds
1. a covering to shield a window from light, especially one made of horizontal slats
breeze
a light wind
bridge
1. a platform constructed to cross a river 2. the main command deck of a ship
bries (p)
bloomy-rind soft cheeses (fermented with Penicillium candidum)
buff
1. (adj) strong and muscular 2. (n) an expert; wonk, specialist (e.g., a film buff)
bust
1. a statue of the head, neck, and usually shoulders of a person 2. (v) to break (something) 3. the breasts
butler
etymologically, "bottler" or bottle-opener; was responsible for uncorking bottles
calendar
a timekeeping device whose days are numbered
camera (late Latin)
chamber, room
camp
1. a temporary shelter established while hiking 2. a group of allies, like a political party or bloc 3. a performance style characterized by melodrama, exaggerated affect, flamboyance, and hyperreal narratives
caseus [Latin]
cheese
chamber
1. a room 2. a toilet or lavatory
chaise
a type of couch favored by psychiatrists
cinema
films, especially films of high quality, which are watched or seen with the eyes in (movie) theaters or on screens, or projectors
class
1. social rank 2. a group of students
classy
1. displaying high social rank
claws
sharp knife-like extensions from the fingers, used for reaving
climax (n) [Ancient Greek]
a ladder; a stairway
car
short for chariot
chariot
a wheeled chair, for driving in war
cheese
cultured milk
city
a large village
couch
1. (n) a long padded chair for two or more people, especially for watching TV in a living room 2. (v) to put one thing in terms of another
culture
1. a particular lineage of development 2. a particular colony or sample of bacteria 3. (v) to develop the taste of a base substance through the introduction or development of a culture
cuneus (Latin)
a wedge (origin of the word "coin")
curriculum
a vehicle, specifically a (Roman) chariot
cybernetics
the study of feedback systems, from the Ancient Greek word for navigation: kybernaut
dale
a vale
detourn
to take something (such as an ad) from its original context in a politically disruptive way
dzeu
Proto-Indo-European root underlying many words, including: czar, Zeus, day, Deus, deity
derivative
literally "from the river" (de-riv-ative).
don
1. (v) to put on (as of a hat or mask) 2. a patriarch, perhaps a mafioso.
early
before or near the beginning; not late
******
(informal; British) 1. a bundle of sticks 2. a cigarette 3. a homosexual
fan
1. an enthusiastic follower 2. a device which blows air
fanny
1. (n. informal, euphemistic; North American) the buttocks. 2. (n. informal; British) the vulva
fromage [French]
cheese; etymologically, "form-age", the form or formed thing
ghosti-
Proto-Indo-European root that evolved into many words, including: guest, host, ghost, hospital, hospitality, hospital, xeno- (alien), xenia (Greek word for hospitality)
gl-
Phonostheme found in words related to shining/light, language, and tongues, including: glow, gloss, glimmer, glamour, glisten, language, glottis, logo, logos
glasses
bowed, transparent panes of glass worn over the eyes, the better to see with
gloss*
1. (v) to shine or polish. 2. (n) a shiny coating or lacquer. 3. (v) to redefine (a word), especially in a more specialized idiom 4. (n) a language.
glossy
1. shiny
Gramsci
the theorist of ‘hegemony’
helm
1. a steering wheel used to turn a ship. 2. a helmet
key (or cay) (plural keys, cays)
a small island formed on a coral reef, sandbar, or similar
kino
the cinema of cinema; a film or any video footage which has a certain riveting and superlatively meaningful quality
-limelight
a stage-light made by heating lime; by extension, the bright center of public attention
Lady Syphilis
epithet given to syphilis in the 1800’s
legere (Latin)
to read (root of e.g., legible, lecture), originally from PIE root leg-, "to collect, gather"
legs
limbs of the body used for walking
literature
the canon of works which most highly regard and derive from each other, historically
Lyssa
Ancient Greek goddess of rabidity and werewolves
The Mañana Literary Society
an important part of science fiction history, the Mañana Literary Society was a science-fiction writers’ club active in 1940 and 1941
metaphor
when one form stands for another
mourn
to grieve over a death
morrow
tomorrow, morn, morning
-ology
(colloquially) "the study of"
pain
1. a very unpleasant sensation of harm 2. [French] bread; a loaf of bread
pane
a transparent square through which one can see
parallax
improvement in the perspective of vision, due to adding a second, complementary point-of-view
patina
a light-green or verdegris coating seen on old pennies and the Statue of Liberty
penny
the smallest denomination of US currency; an (originally) copper coin depicting former President Abraham Lincoln
pupil
1. a student 2. the black circle at the center of the eyes, where light enters to be seen
phainein [Greek]
to show or bring to light (from PIE bha-, "to shine")
pharmakon [Ancient Greek]
something that is both a poison and a cure, such as (alchemical) mercury was thought to be
philology
1. the love and study of language, especially etymology 2. the study of Phil Coulson, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
priming
in neuroscience, when pre-exposure to stimuli makes the contents of that stimuli more salient (more easily-activated)
Polybius
an apocryphal arcade game rumored to exist in urban legend
polybius square
a five-by-five square used for encoding and decoding messages in ancient Greece
punch
1. (v) to strike with a closed fist 2. a clear juice cocktail (e.g., Kool-Aid™)
punchline
1. the final statement which completes a joke 2. a queue of people waiting for juice cocktail
puns
1. a joke based on homonyms
quay (pronounced "kee")
a dock
quill
1. a needle, as of a porcupine 2. a feather used for writing
rank
1. (n) one’s position within a social hierarchy 2. (adj) foul-smelling
rear
1. to raise or teach; pedagogize 2. the behind; buttocks
reave
to tear or rend
red herring
a plot twist (or turn) where something turns out to have been a false lead
rent (adj)
having been torn or rended
red string theory
the belief two people who are meant for each other will be drawn together, as if by a red string
redlining
to divide a city (with a red line on a map) into richer and poorer neighborhoods, so you can only serve the richer neighborhoods (e.g., an unethical business)
reflect
to consider one’s past actions and choices, and their impact on oneself and others
river
a body of water that flows in a course, often cleaving a valley
seance
a performative gathering for contacting spirits of the dead
scene
1. a division of time within a play or film 2. a landscape 3. a fiasco
science
1. to see or perceive (with the mind) 2. to evaluate the likelihood of a scenario by comparing the difference within scenarios to the difference between scenarios (e.g., comparing number of bingo clues counted in different contexts)
screen (v)
1. to show a movie (as for an audience). 2. to filter out applicants 3. to partially conceal something, as behind a veil or a set of blinds
settee
a chair-like couch (shared an etymology with "sit" and "seat")
sea
the ocean
see
1. to observe or witness with the eye or eyes; perceive 2. to know or understand a perspective; apperceive (past tense: seen)
See
a chair, such as the Holy See of the Catholic Church (literally "holy chair" or "holy seat" [of power])
shining
1. (v. present continuing) to glow 2. (adj) emitting light; shiny
siddhi
in Indian religions, a special power of the mind attained by advanced practitioners
stake
1. an owning interest in an asset 2. in Mormonism, a district composed of multiple wards 3. a sharpened stick or dowel, usually of wood, meant to be driven into things
stand
1. (v) to rise from sitting 2. (v) to advocate for (something) 3. (n) a group’s commitment to hold ground in a conflict; one side’s battle 4. a grove, as of trees 5. a small booth
strike
1. a blow; a hit 2. a planned attack 3. a coordinated refusal to work in order to attain collective negotiating leverage against owners of the means of production 4. to rub violently with friction, e.g., to ignite a match
tack
1. a small nail or needle with a flattened head, used e.g., in carpentry 2. a tactic; an approach
throne
a special chair to sit in, for those who stand for (represent) others
training
to repeatedly run through a course of action as practice
transparent
clear; able to be seen through (as of a pane of glass)
turn
(v) 1. to change directions, especially the opposite direction 2. to change sides in a conflict 3. to transform (as in "turn green") 4. (n) one’s allotted place or time within the sequence of a round of play
Two-by-Twos
a church started in Ireland who meet in their living rooms (so they don’t spend money building a church); and who eschew watching television (many sects)
vale
a valley
vamp (v)
1. to perform emotionality 2. to kill time and keep the audience entertained (e.g., between acts)
vamper (n)
one who vamps
veil
1. a lacey, see-through light mesh cloth worn over the head, especially by a bride 2. any such translucent screen or covering
vinculum
chains or bonds
virtuoso
a complete master or genius of something
ward
1. a bounded region or district (as in a hospital or city) 2. a magical barrier that guards an area 3. (v) to magically protect an area 4. someone under the protection of another (such as a foster child) 5. in Mormonism, a single congregation (or "branch") 6. (v) to watch or guard (someone)
ware
something sold
wariness
frightful caution (stem of "aware" and "beware")
wear
1. (v) to don (an article of clothing) 2. (n) marks due to aging
where (adv)
1. in or to what place 2. in or to that place
wheelchair
a chair with wheels, used for accessibility (e.g., as in the International Symbol of Access)