{"id":3104,"date":"2025-03-15T10:15:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T10:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2025-03-15T10:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T10:15:55","slug":"lesson-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/lesson-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 4"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Ironic \u2013<\/strong> When something happens in a way that is the opposite of what you expect.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> It\u2019s ironic that the fire station caught on fire.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Sarcasm \u2013<\/strong> Saying the opposite of what you mean, often in a funny or mocking way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> “Oh great, another rainy day,” she said with sarcasm as she looked outside.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. Understated \u2013<\/strong> Expressed in a simple or quiet way, even if it\u2019s actually very important or funny.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> He won a million dollars and just said, “Not bad.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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        1. Deadpan \u2013<\/strong> Saying something funny in a serious tone, without laughing or smiling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> “I\u2019m so excited to do homework,” he said in a deadpan voice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. Witty \u2013<\/strong> Quick and clever with words, often in a funny way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> She always has a witty comeback for every joke.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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            1. Mocking \u2013<\/strong> Copying or making fun of someone in a teasing way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> “Oh, look at me, I\u2019m so perfect,” he said, mocking his friend.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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              1. Subtle \u2013<\/strong> Not obvious; hidden or hard to notice at first.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> His joke was so subtle that it took me a second to get it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                1. Blunt \u2013<\/strong> Saying something in a very direct way, sometimes without thinking about feelings.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> She was blunt when she said, “That dress doesn\u2019t look good on you.”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                  1. Wry \u2013<\/strong> A kind of humour that is a little dry, clever, and sometimes a bit sarcastic.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> “Oh, sure, because I love waiting in long lines,” he said with a wry smile.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                    1. Playful \u2013<\/strong> Fun and lighthearted, not meant to be taken seriously.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence:<\/strong> He gave her a playful nudge and said, “Guess who ate the last cookie?”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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                      Ironic \u2013 When something happens in a way that is the opposite of what you expect.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example Sentence: It\u2019s ironic that the fire station caught on fire.\u00a0\u00a0   Sarcasm \u2013 Saying the opposite of what you mean, often in a funny or mocking way.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Example […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-improve-your-vocabulary","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3106,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions\/3106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.navhindtimes.in\/kuriocity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}