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1. noisome
VOCABULARY RATINGS
9 & below: Wordsmith
10–12: Grammar geek
13–15: Prof. of English
IS IT IRONIC?
Strictly speaking, irony involves a reversal. A traffic cop who has 13 unpaid traffic tickets is ironic because that is not expected. Rain on a wedding day may be dampening, and a tall man named Tallman might be coincidental—but it’s properly ironic only if the rain falls on a sun festival or if Mr. Tallman is short.…
