* pragmatic - practical (down to earth).
* to shock - to amaze (stun, shock).
* Volunteer - a volunteer.
* collision - collision (conflict).
* suffragette - feminist.
* caiman - crocodile.
* genesis - origin (emergence, origin).
* exaggerate - to exaggerate.
* negligee - half-dressed.
* ambivalent - dual (ambiguous).
* orthodox - adamant (orthodox).
* Credo - worldview.
* layman - ignoramus (amateur, non-professional).
* defamation - slander (gossip).
* rarity - a rarity.
* Gentle - coquettish (pretty).
* intoxication - poisoning.
* penance - punishment.
* monogamy - monogamy.
* pretentiousness - pretentiousness.
* latent - hidden.
* ambitious - arrogant (conceited, pretentious, ambitious).
* indifferent - indifferent (indifferent, neutral).
* notation - moralizing.
* extravagant - unusual (provocative, original, peculiar).
* respectable - respectable (representative, worthy, respectable).
* mercantile - prudent (mercenary, petty).
* repression - punishment (punishment, violence).
* legitimate - legitimate.
* corsair - a pirate.
* goalkeeper - goalkeeper.
* incident - incident (case).
* preventive - warning.
* tactile - tactile.
* apogee - the highest point (culmination, limit).
* scrupulous - meticulous (pedantic).
* charisma - originality (charm, attractiveness).
* honorary - a fan who cares for a girl (admirer).
* Basurman - a foreigner and a non-believer.
* aberration - deviation from the truth, delusion (distortion).
* Perdimonocle - complete nonsense, the devil knows what.
* transcendent - unknowable (irrational, incomprehensible).
* ostracism - exile (baiting).
* parity - equality (equivalence, equivalence, equality).
* to test - to test.
*applicant - one who applies for admission to educational institution.
* invariant - unambiguous.
* slander - henchman (accomplice, accomplice).
* destructive - destructive.
* annexation - forced accession.
* matrimonial - marriage (marital) * tendentious - fashionable * pro forma - formality * apologist - supporter (follower) * exalted - enthusiastic (excited, inspired) * synopsis - review.
Basic things everyone should know
This article is about elementary things that every modern person should know about.
Do you know how many kilometers are in one mile? Yes? Then you are great. And for those who do not - here: 1 mile \u003d 1.6 km. At first, the mile was introduced in Rome and then used in a number of many countries and is used to this day.
How many centimeters are in one inch? Inch in Dutch means - thumb. There are 2.5 centimeters in one inch.
The deepest depression in the world. In my opinion, every student knows this. The deepest depression is Mariana Trench, which is located in the Pacific Ocean and has a depth of more than 11 thousand meters. Its name comes from the islands that are located next to the depression.
Do you know what is the highest mountain in the world? Yes, the highest mountain and point in the world is Mount Chomolungma, or as many people call it Everest. Its highest side is in the north and has a height of 8848 meters. By the way, Chomolungma is located in the Himalayas in China.
The fastest animal in the world. Of course it's a cheetah. The highest speed recorded is 115 km/h.
How many countries do you think there are in the world? Today there are 258 countries in the world. Of these, 194 countries are independent states.
The coldest river in the world is the Indigirka River. Why is she the coldest? It flows through the cold snowy deserts of Yakutia and flows into the Arctic Ocean. This river begins to turn into ice already from September and melts only in June.
How many continents are there on earth? There are 6 continents on Earth. The largest continent is Eurasia. This continent is located in the Eastern Hemisphere. The second big continent is Africa. The 2 continents of North and South America are located in the Western Hemisphere. And the smallest continent is Australia. It is located in the southern zone.
Do you know the difference between warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals? Warm-blooded animals always maintain their temperature regardless of environment. These are all mammals and birds. And the internal temperature of cold-blooded animals depends on the ambient temperature. These are all other vertebrates, reptiles and fish.
Everyone should know this. life skills
1. Make a fire.
Fire is heat and light, one of the basic human needs for life. At some point, this knowledge may save you.
2. Work with a computer.
Fundamental knowledge of the computer is simply necessary in our time. Please help your neighbor if necessary.
3. Know how to use Google.
This search system knows everything. If you have a problem finding something using Google, then the problem is not in him, but in you.
4. Be able to do artificial respiration and the Heimlich maneuver.
Perhaps someday your child, wife, husband or friend will need emergency help, and you will miss precious seconds.
The Heimlich maneuver is a way to remove foreign bodies from the upper respiratory tract, especially effective when they are completely blocked.
5. Be able to drive a car with mechanical box gears.
There will come a time when the lack of this skill will play a cruel joke on you.
6. Know the basics of cooking.
If you can’t cook a steak or scrambled eggs with your own hands, then rather learn how to do it, sooner or later, the lack of this skill will make itself felt.
7. Be able to speak in such a way as to attract people's attention.
8. Do not get into a fistfight if you are not sure of your victory, not only physical.
9. Know how to bring bad news.
Someone has to do it. Unfortunately, someday, at least once in your life, you will be that person.
10. Know how to change tires on a car.
11. Know how to behave with dignity in an interview.
Nervousness and sweat in three streams will definitely not bring you a good job.
We invite you to test your knowledge. On this page we have selected for you a number of questions on the school curriculum.
1. How many planets are there in the solar system? (9)
2. What is the number of the Earth from the Sun? (3)
3. What is the closest star to Earth? (Sun)
4. In what direction is the comet's tail usually directed? (In the opposite direction of motion) Correction from Alexander: The comet's tail is directed away from the Sun - just evaporating gas is carried away by the "solar wind" - light pressure and particle flow.
5. How many chambers does the human heart have? (Four)
6. Who invented the telephone? (Alexander Graham Bell)
7. Where is Tibet? (In China)
8. Capital of Argentina? (Buenos Aires)
9. In which country is the center of Europe located? (In Ukraine)
10. In what year did the First World War? (1914)
11. What is the symbol for the area? (S)
12. How many stars are on the US flag? (50)
13. Who is Nikola Tesla? (Famous inventor and physicist)
14. How many continents are there on planet Earth? (Six)
15. What is the name of the straight line around which the daily rotation of the Earth occurs; passes through the center of the earth and crosses the earth's surface at the geographic poles? (Earth's axis)
16. What state is located in two parts of the world at the same time? (Russia)
17. A segment connecting the center of a circle (or sphere) with any point lying on a circle (or surface of a sphere), as well as the length of this segment? (Radius)
19. Who invented the periodic table chemical elements? (Mendeleev)
20. What exactly is the ratio of path to time? (Speeds)
21. Where is the largest statue of Jesus Christ located? (In Rio de Janeiro)
23. How many teeth does a person have? (32)
24. What exactly is the number "Pi"? (3.14)
25. What numbers does the binary number system consist of? (0 and 1)
26. Who wrote The Master and Margarita? (Bulgakov)
27. How many commandments are there in the Bible? (10)
28. What is the name of a straight line bounded by points? (Line segment)
29. Who invented the alphabet? (Cyril and Methodius)
30. Between which countries was the Ribentrop and Molotov pact signed? (Between Germany and the USSR).
Video EVERYONE should know
What everyone should know in biology. 50 facts everyone should know
Here are some facts I found on the internet. Let's read?
Did you know that:
Beetles taste like apples, wasps taste like pine nuts, and worms taste like fried bacon?
What is called the "French Kiss" in English-speaking countries is called the "English Kiss" in France.
Human thighbones are stronger than concrete.
Horace Nelson - one of the most famous English admirals, was never able to overcome in his whole life:
"seasickness". In 1386, in France, a pig was sentenced to be hanged for killing a child.
The word "queue" is the only word in English language, which is pronounced the same as if the last four letters were missing.
Among all the words in the English language, the word "set" has the largest number values!
The word "Almost" is the longest word in the English language in which all the letters are in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without vowels.
A cockroach can live with its head cut off for weeks!
You can kill yourself by holding your breath.
A city called Rome exists on every continent.
In Iceland it is illegal to own a pet dog!
Your heart, on average, beats about 100,000 times a day!
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all the most important meetings at the University of London.
Right-handed people live, on average, 9 years longer than left-handed people.
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year - every time you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that cannot jump!
A quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet!
Just like fingerprints, each person has an individual tongue print!
The world's first blood transfusion was performed in 1667, when Jean-Baptiste transfused one young man two pints of sheep's blood.
Your fingernails grow almost 4 times faster than your toenails!
Most of the dust in your home comes from dry human skin!
It is predicted that the total number of people inhabiting our planet now will grow to 15 billion by 2080.
A woman blinks almost twice as much as a man.
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian and only had one testicle.
Honey is the only food that does not spoil. Honey, found in the tombs of the Egyptian pharaohs, was tasted by archaeologists and recognized as edible.
Months whose first day falls on a Sunday always have "Friday the Thirteenth".
Coca-Cola would be green if not for the dyes added to it.
The heart of a hedgehog, on average, beats 300 times per minute.
More people in the world die from bee stings than from snake bites.
An ordinary graphite pencil can draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50,000 English words.
People with allergies to cow's milk more than people who are allergic to any other food.
Camels have three centuries to protect themselves from sandstorms.
The donkey's eyes are placed in such a way that he can see all four of his paws at the same time!
The six official languages of the United Nations are English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian and Spanish.
Earth is the only (of the existing eight) planet solar system, which was not named after any god.
In churches in the state of Nebraska (USA), it is illegal to burp and sneeze.
When a person is born, he has 300 bones in his body, and when he grows up, he has only 206 of them.
Some worms will eat themselves if they can't find any food!
Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
You can't sneeze with your eyes open.
The oldest piece of chewing gum is 9,000 years old!
The longest flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
Queen Elizabeth I considered herself a model of purity. She stated that she takes a bath every 3 months whether it is necessary or not.
Larvae have 4 noses.
The owl is the only bird that can see the "blue" color.
One man named Charles Osborne suffered from hiccups until the age of 69!
A giraffe can clean his eyes with his 21-inch tongue!
The average person laughs 10 times a day on average!
An ostrich's eye is larger than its brain.
And now the knowledge question:
One of these interesting, but completely unnecessary facts is fiction. Guess what?
We invite you to familiarize yourself with interesting facts about one of the biggest mysteries in the world - about the human psyche.
1. People are happier when they are busy with work. This supports a positive attitude.
2. Happiness, anger, sadness, fear, disgust and surprise are six emotions that are universal to all people.
3. When eating chocolate, a substance enters the body that can cause almost the same feeling as a romantic feeling of falling in love.
4. People become sincere in a state of fatigue.
5. A 20-second hug releases chemicals into your body that will help you trust the person you're hugging.
6. Studies have shown that the loss of a phone causes the same kind of panic as near-death experiences.
7. Your logic works better when you think in another language.
8. No born blind person has ever had schizophrenia.
9. High school students experience the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the 1950s.
10. The human brain perceives rejection or rejection as pain.
11. About 30% of a person’s time is “wandering thoughts”.
12. Your most vivid memories are most likely false.
13. Even the illusion of progress motivates us.
14. Internet addiction is planned to be included in the list of mental disorders.
15. You can't do many things at the same time.
16. Your subconscious makes decisions first.
17. The maximum number of sustainable social connections that we are able to maintain is limited to 150 people (Dunbar's number).
18. When you remember an event from the past, you remember the last time you remembered it.
19. It is easier to remember small parts of the material.
20. Memories get distorted over time. Every person has at least one false memory.
21. People with low self-esteem are often bullies.
22. 80% of conversations are complaints.
23. People who volunteer to help others are more satisfied with their lives.
24. Your brain is more creative when it's tired.
25. Relationships are more important to your health than training.
You need to know smart words for communication so as not to be considered ignorant if your interlocutor inserts them every other time. Of course, he himself may not really understand the meaning of these words, but it is enough that he remembers them and can pronounce them.
Smart words for communicating with people are mostly borrowed from foreign languages, and thus the person who uses them, at the same time, also seems to be a connoisseur of foreign languages.
It is not difficult to learn these words, the main thing is to remember their meaning, and not get into an awkward situation if you start being smart, but out of place.Smart words for communication and their meanings
So let's complete our lexicon and memorize smart words and their meaning:It is difficult to find original phrases to start a conversation, but it is possible. The main rule - do not ask a question that can only be answered in monosyllables - yes or no. The answer must be broad. After all, the longer the interlocutor answers, the more he opens up.
- Sophistry is the ability to weave intrigues and skillfully substitute concepts.
- Amphibolicity. This word is used quite rarely and mostly by scientists. It means ambiguity, ambiguity, or contradiction.
- Idiosyncrasy. The word has Greek roots idos - "separate, special"; synkrasis - "mixing". Can be used in the meaning of "unacceptable", "disgusting", "allergy". Example: "I'm idiosyncratic from watching the news."
- Escapade. Insolence and defiant behavior. Example: "Miley Cyrus escapades make me idiosyncratic."
- Mojo. Nowadays, this is sometimes called charisma and charm, although it was originally an African amulet for good luck.
- Equivoki. Incomprehensible allusions and ambiguous phrases.
- Antimony. Empty chatter. Well, that's right, smart people should not plant antimony.
- Trivially. It's terribly boring, well, just boring.
- Transcendental. Incomprehensible and incomprehensible.
- Upscaling (style, aroma, design), means - excellent, wonderful and simply excellent.
And forget the phrase "Does your mother need a son-in-law?" It's trite and hackneyed to the point of oscom.It is also impossible to bombard an unprepared interlocutor with specific terms:
"From the point of view of banal erudition, each individual who critically motivates abstraction cannot ignore the criteria of utopian subjectivism, conceptually interpreting the generally accepted defanizing polarizers, therefore the consensus reached by the dialectical material classification of universal motivations in paradogmatic connections before ikatov, solves the problem of improving the shaping geotransplantation quasi-puzlistats of all kinetically correlated aspects …"After all, if a girl does not get bored after 5 seconds, she may suddenly agree to a date. And what's next, what will hit?
Be yourself and use the first phrase that comes to mind as the first phrase:
- You have an amazing perfume. What is it called: I will give my sister the same one. Can you help?
- What gorgeous hair you have, but I don’t have such ...
Of course, this is nonsense, but girls love to laugh and will prefer a simple cheerful guy, and not someone who drives them into a stupor with abstruse phrases.
Our ancestors thought that the world stands on four elephants, and those on a tortoise. But today you can hardly afford such a level of knowledge about the world without being branded as an uneducated person. The site has prepared answers to questions that everyone should know.
Why is the sky blue?
When the sun's rays come through the atmosphere, they encounter barriers in the air - molecules and dust particles. The blue sky is most often due to the fact that the air more scatters light with a short wavelength. This is the wavelength of this color.
Why do women live longer than men?
As scientists from the University of Uppsala found out, this is due to the fact that men lose Y chromosomes in white blood cells with age (women do not have them).
Why is hair electrified?
It's all about static electricity. Objects around us interacting receive electric charge. The same happens with hair. The more often they rub against each other, the more electrified.
Why does England drive on the left?
The English have been driving on the left side of the road since the 18th century. There are two versions of why this happened. The first is Roman. According to her in Ancient Rome it was left-hand traffic. Due to the fact that they conquered the British Isles in 45, the way of traveling on the roads may have changed. The second is sea, based on which the ships had to bypass other ships on the left side.
Where does the rainbow come from?
Colored stripes appear in the sky after rain. Drops act as a kind of prism and break the light.
Why does hair turn gray?
According to research by scientists from medical center New York University, the cause of gray hair is a lack of Wnt protein. But soon people will be able to avoid and prevent graying. This will be possible if the Wnt protein is subjected to genetic changes.
Dictionary of an educated person:
Authentic- real, real.
Eclecticism- mixing, combining heterogeneous styles, ideas, views. Most often used to describe clothing and interior design.
Assimilation- the fusion of the language, culture and national identity of the two peoples.
Profanation- Distortion of something by abusive treatment or attitude.
frustration- a depressed state of a person. It happens due to failure and lack of self-confidence.
Seditious- one that contains something illegal, forbidden.
Euphemism- a neutral word that is used in speech to replace words and expressions that are considered rude or obscene.
plot- content literary work and the events depicted in it.
A priori- knowledge obtained independently of experience and the study of facts.
Ephemeral- something fleeting, temporary or ghostly.
curator of belles-lettres
Clever words, borrowed from other languages, are designed to strike those around you with the intellect of the speaker or writer. And after all, many people want to know abstruse words for communication and their meaning, but they are too lazy to just look for them on the Internet and use them in simple speech. It's time to finally compile a dictionary of the most incomprehensible words in Russian and their meanings and memorize them! Where and how will it help you? For example, in reviews of new films, performances and books, in conversations with colleagues, in talk shows on TV and the blogosphere, here and there flash with an important air "insight", "kurtosis", "existential" and, of course, trendy "cognitive dissonance". And you do not understand a word, and no one wants to feel "close-minded" and ignorant.
Remember the proverb “The word is not a sparrow, it will fly out - you won’t catch it”? Of course, we cannot give a complete list of the smartest words in the world that can be used for conversation, and their meaning, but we offer you a list of literate smart words for communicating with people (and their meaning) - a sort of mini-dictionary of popular smart expressions .
smart nouns
The most useful intricate words with meanings that everyone should know are nouns, because they are the basis of our speech. All these smart words, such as "insight", "collaboration", "frustration" ... So, we replenish the vocabulary with long smart words that you need to know by heart.
ADDITION
The English word addiction characterizes addiction, an addiction, a way of escaping from reality. Addictions are not only alcoholism, gambling, drug addiction, smoking. Psychologists assure: a similar addiction mechanism is found in those who overeat, live and burn at work, love extreme sports, spend days on the Internet, love creativity and ... fall in love. Another thing is that the forms of addiction are divided into acceptable by society, like the same workaholism or falling in love, and unacceptable, like excessive craving for alcohol.
AMPHIBOLICITY
Amphibolism is the ambiguity of a concept, its contradictory interpretation. As a rule, this word is rarely used - in dissertations, at court hearings, or in biochemical papers. But it’s not bad at all to understand if someone says “this is amphibolic” or “the amphibolic nature of this concept baffles me, because I adhered strictly to one line,” and you understand that it’s all just about the ambiguity of the concept you are discussing.
vis-a-vis
"Frenchman" vis-a-vis in Russian can be both an adverb ("sit vis-a-vis", that is, opposite each other), and a noun, both masculine and feminine ("my smart vis-a-vis", "your beautiful vis-a-vis"). You have every right to call your counterpart the one who is opposite you, with whom you are sitting face to face.
IDIOSYNCRASY
What did Stirlitz mean when he said: “I have an idiosyncrasy for rhyme”? The fact that he is completely devoid of a poetic gift. He was modest, of course ... The word with ancient Greek roots (idos - “separate, special”; synkrasis - “mixing”) was familiar only to physicians for a long time, but came into wide use as a synonym for the words “allergy”, “rejection”: “Yes, he has idiosyncrasy for everything new!”, “I have an idiosyncrasy for empty talk.”
INSIGHT
Translated from English, "insight" (insight) literally means insight, insight. This concept is used in philosophy and psychology to convey insight, a sudden understanding of something that is not inferred from past experience. So someone will say: “And then it dawned on me!” – and someone will proudly say: “I had an insight!”
COLLABORATION
The association of several equal, independent participants in order to achieve common goals in fashion, art, business, science and education is called (from English collaboration - cooperation). For example, at the end of March, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the fantastic Star Trek franchise, the MAC cosmetics company announced the release of the Star Trek beauty collection. The make-up options will be borrowed from the movie characters of the franchise and brought to life with 25 limited-edition products for lips, eyes and face. The start of sales is in August 2016.
CARRYLISM
A phenomenon in which the interlocutor asks you a question again, although he heard it perfectly. Why is he doing this? Scientists say that a person does this consciously or subconsciously in order to have more time to formulate an answer. They (or their colleagues) are still arguing about the origin of the word. Many associate him with the American politician John Kerry, who at the end of 2015 could not immediately answer the question of a Russian student and asked him several times. If someone wants to accuse you of being slow to respond, tell him that this is nothing more than carrilism, and you need a couple of seconds to formulate an answer.
LIPOPHRENIC
Remember this: "Do not touch me, old woman, I am in sorrow." It was not Ivan the Terrible who said this, but a lipophrenic. In more detail, a lipophrenic is a person who feels irresistible sadness, melancholy and does not know the reasons for the appearance of this condition. Lipophrenia, which is also called apathy, depression, melancholy, usually appears from being alone for a long time, from routine activities or insufficient activity (which is relevant for today's youth), as well as from a lack of positive emotions. If you don’t want to wear the not-so-proud name “lipophrenic”, do your favorite things more often, prefer live communication to virtual communication, walk more in the fresh air.
NATIFORM
Have you seen stones in the form of a heart or a tomato with a nose? If yes, then you are halfway to understanding the word “natiform”. But here more special case, after all, a natiform is a natural formation resembling the outlines of a female body or part of it. It could be a tree that you looked at from a certain angle and saw shoulders, chest, waist, hips… Or rocks in a rock looking so bizarre that it reminded you of your ex. These are all natiforms.
palynphrasia
Have you noticed for some people that they repeat one word or phrase in almost every sentence? If not, you are lucky, and if you have met with this, congratulate your friend: he has palinphrasia. It is not contagious, but it is absolutely unpleasant when in every sentence you will be told "sir" or "I told you that ...". And so in a circle. As a result, you will not hear other words, lose the essence of the narrative and generally lose any interest in the conversation.
SYNERGY
When this word is called, they usually remember its arithmetic “formula”: 1 + 1 = 3. The ancient Greek synergeia is translated as “cooperation, commonwealth”. It means an amazing effect that occurs when several subjects or objects interact. This summed effect exceeds the return from the actions of each participant in the process separately. An example of synergy: you have mastered a few secrets of applying concealer, and your friend knows all the intricacies of mascara. By sharing life hacks, both of you, without losing your previous experience, will gain a new one, that is, you will grow up in the art of makeup.
SOPHISTRY
Philosophical movement in Ancient Greece, whose followers were famous for their ability to cunningly conduct scientific disputes, gave the name to verbal statements based on the juggling of facts, simplifications, and violations of logic. Another sophist (from the ancient Greek sophia - “skill, skill, cunning invention, trick, wisdom, knowledge”) is brilliantly able to prove obvious absurdity: “Half-empty is the same as half-full. If the halves are equal, then the whole ones are equal. Therefore, the empty is the same as the full. Therefore, sophistry in a figurative sense is called any speech that is built on false conclusions, but disguises itself as correct, logical.
TOCHE
Borrowed from the sports sphere, the word “touché” (touchér in French - touch) draws a line to a certain dispute, when one of the interlocutors recognizes the correctness, superiority of the other after a decisive argument or a verbal injection - what if you competed not in knowledge of the topic, but in wit? Touche, the argument is counted, as fencing injections or throws on the back of wrestlers, performed in accordance with all the rules, are counted.
FRUSTRATION
Falling into a state of frustration (Latin frustratio - deceit, failure, futile expectation) means experiencing a whole range of negative feelings due to the inability to achieve what you want. For example, you were planning a vacation at sea, you had already packed your suitcase, and suddenly your boss postpones your vacation a month later because of an important project that you cannot do without. Naturally, you feel anger, despair, anxiety, irritation, disappointment and hopelessness ... Frequent experience of such states, psychologists say, spoils the character, strikes at self-esteem.
EGOCENTRIC
The namesake of the egoist, the egocentric (from the Latin words ego - "I" - and centrum - "center") is still not similar to him. The egocentric is focused on his own inner world, point of view, his interests, needs and does not notice others, but is able to "move", help others, hear them if he is asked for support. Egocentrism in one way or another is inherent in everyone. The egoist sees other people's interests, but deliberately ignores them, opposes himself to others, always putting his person in the first place.
EXCESS
Latin excessus means "exit, evasion". In Russian, the word consonant with “process” has two meanings. The first is an extreme manifestation of something: “This is not literature, but graphomaniac excess!” The second is an emergency, a violation of the normal course of events: "Her gossip caused a real excess in the team."
ESCAPADE
Bold, shocking, provocative, headstrong antics in the style of Salvador Dali, Lady Gaga or Miley Cyrus, for example, a rotten herring on a hat or a dress made of raw meat, is the escapade. The French word escapade also has a second meaning - an adventure trip - not in demand in our language.
Smart adjectives
After nouns, it's time to see a dictionary of smart adjectives for every day and their meanings, because it is the presence of adjectives in your speech that will distinguish you from other interlocutors. Decorate your speech with little-known smart words, believe me: this will help you in all areas of life. Such unfamiliar intelligent words (and their meanings) will help raise your status both among friends and among colleagues.
UPSCALING
Formed from English adjective upscale - "high-quality, first-class, exclusive." Characterizes the absolute embodiment of the desired properties in any subject, object: upscale interior design, upscale sound, upscale image.
VERBAL
This adjective has nothing to do with a tree with fluffy buds, but very much so with our speech. Latin verbum is translated as "word", so "verbal" is verbal, oral. For example, verbal thinking, verbal intelligence, verbal method. There is also the adjective "non-verbal" - not having a verbal expression: non-verbal communication, non-verbal signals.
DEVIANT
What do they mean when they talk about deviant behavior? The French word deviation characterizes a deviation from the norm, whether it is the position of a compass needle, the course of an aircraft or a ship, as well as a feature of the human psyche. In other words, deviant behavior destroys the personality and health of those who prefer an antisocial lifestyle, and also causes moral and material harm to others.
COGNITIVE
Translated from Latin, cognitio is knowledge, knowledge. The adjective "cognitive" describes a person's ability to acquire knowledge, the world and himself. This psychological term would not be so popular without its companion, the "Frenchman": dissonance means "discord, disharmony, inconsistency."
It turns out a kind of situation “you don’t understand mine”, when previous experience, already accumulated knowledge conflict with new information, new circumstances. There are two opposite ideas about the same thing in your head at once. Let's say your friend emphasizes that he really appreciates punctuality, you like it, and at the same time you do not remember a single meeting when he would not be late. So consider him punctual, organized, true to his word and justify his behavior as accidents or not? The need to choose one thing, evaluate and interpret the newly received picture becomes a cause of mental discomfort.
A synonym for "cognitive dissonance" can be called another stable phrase, the meaning of which not everyone knows. This is a pattern break. It's over broad concept, but the essence is the same: you had some kind of scheme in your head regarding a person, concept, phenomenon, and overnight this scheme collapses due to new knowledge. It turns out that twice two is not always four. Like this?..
SMART
WITH English word"Smart" is translated as "smart", "smart". It is this meaning of the word "smart" that is now used in Russia. It cannot be said that it is firmly planted in the minds of Russians, but if you do not know what a “smart watch” or “smart television”, and even more so a “smartphone”, is shame and shame on you. Simply put, the prefix (or part of the word) “smart” means “smart”: smartphone = smart phone, smart watch = smart watch, etc. As you probably noticed, the word "smart" is used specifically with high-tech items, so when using it, follow the context.
TRANSPARENT
An adjective with English roots (transparent - transparent) is held in high esteem by politicians, bloggers and even cosmetologists. The former conclude transparent agreements and voice transparent positions without secrets or omissions, while the latter swear to be as open and sincere with the audience as possible. And transparent, that is, transparent powder does not look like a mask on the face and at the same time perfectly mattifies it. Yes, she can’t hide skin imperfections, but that’s another topic for conversation.
TRANSCENDENTAL
There is a good understandable word "incomprehensible". And when, outside of philosophical debate, one wants to give speeches intellectual depth, some flaunt the Latin "transcendent" (transcendentis) with the same meaning. And now the speaker or writer and his audience begin to search for and discuss transcendental meanings, connections, feelings...
TRIVIAL
Banal, boring, ordinary, primitive, ordinary - that's how many synonyms the adjective "trivial" has. It is of French ancestry, and mother tongue trivial means the same thing - something ordinary. Fewer interlocutors with trivial thoughts and anecdotes, theater productions and film premieres with a trivial plot!
EXISTENTIAL
Another philosophical concept associated with being, human life. The Latin word existentia is translated as "existence". There are many things that influence our days, but the use of the epithet "existential" adds to these "agents of influence" of universal scale. Existential problems, crises, experiences are phenomena that exist at the heart of the world, manifest in reality and are often beyond the control of human will.
Conclusion
In general, if not all new words could immediately fit into your head, we advise you to compile a dictionary of complex intellectual words for conversation that few people know, with their meaning, of course, and use them as often as possible - in correspondence, when writing in a diary, in a conversation . Only in this way it will not become empty information that you will forget about when you close this page. And by the way: do not think that this is shameful or feigned. It is not at all shameful to look for and memorize tricky words with definitions in order to seem smart. After all, the request “complex words with explanations for smart people” is very common in Runet. Note that for already “smart people”, stupid people will not even look for this.
That's what you would not be advised to look for on the Internet, so these are buzzwords for the status of a girl that no one knows. If no one knows them, why write them in the status? By the way, there is also a list with very clever synonyms for in simple words, which you need to know in order to shine in a conversation, but more on that some other time.
We will tell you without equivocation: teaching is light. And this is not a maxim, we just do not want you to ever be overtaken by deprivation and frustration! Didn't understand any of the above? It's not scary, we will tell you 46 words, using which in your speech, you will look more solid and wiser. Save the ataraxia, we're starting the excursion!
1. Addiction - dependence on a person, object, process.
2. Ataraxia - calmness, peace, equanimity, phlegmatism.
3. Voluntarism is a political method based on the adoption of arbitrary decisions contrary to common sense and circumstances.
4. Hapophobia - fear of being touched by strangers.
5. Gynecomastia - male breast enlargement.
6. Hyperbole - exaggeration. For example, “Katka weighs 100 times more than me!”
7. Glossary - a list of highly specialized words with a translation and explanation of each of them.
8. Glossophobia - fear of public speaking. 9. Epistemology - a philosophical theory that studies the boundaries of human knowledge.
10. Homogeneous - homogeneous, the same.
11. Deviant behavior - does not correspond to the norms established in society.
12. Deprivation - a feeling of dissatisfaction.
13. Defenestration - the process of throwing a person out of a window (the term is associated with the events that took place in Prague in 1419 and 1618).
14. Dysania - a condition in which it is difficult to get out of bed in the morning. Often seen on Mondays.
15. Idiosyncrasy - intolerance to anything - from medicine to people.
16. Invective - a pamphlet ridiculing a person or group of people.
17. Interrobang - the use of interrogative and exclamation marks in a row.
18. Cognitive dissonance - new information, the perception of which conflicts with previously accumulated knowledge.
19. Collywooble - the sound of a hungry whale in the stomach. Or just a growl.
20. Congruence - honesty, openness.
21. Lemniscate - an algebraic curve, looks like an inverted figure eight or an infinity sign.
22. Lunula is a synonym for the word "hole", white area at the beginning of the nail.
23. Metrosexual - a young man who devotes a lot of time to personal care, follows the latest fashion trends and is scrupulous about his appearance.
24. Mondegrin - a misrepresentation, for example, words in songs that cannot be made out without reading their text.
25. Natiforma - stones, mountains, rocks, trees, the shape of which resembles a female figure.
26. Obelus - a dash between a colon, a division sign.
28. Paresthesia - when it reduces the leg or arm.
29. Petrikor - fragrance after rain.
30. Punt - the bottom of a wine bottle.
32. Scholasticism is a philosophical trend of the 5th-15th centuries.
33. Sivtsev table - a table for checking eyesight. SBMNK.
34. Textrovert - a supporter of the printed manifestation of feelings.
35. Truism is an axiom. Something that has long been known everywhere and to everyone.
36. Ubiquists are living creatures that can be found in any corner of the globe.
37. Ferrul - a metal part in the form of rings that connects something. For example, the base of a pencil and an eraser.
38. Fetish - an object of worship, an idol.
39. Filtrum - a dimple between the nose and upper lip.
40. Phosphenes - "butterflies", "flowers" and other highlights that you see after closing your eyes.
41. Frisson - covered with goosebumps while listening to your favorite music.
42. Frustration - sadness, disappointment, depression, despondency.
43. Euphemism - a word that replaces another word that is more rude or even obscene.
44. Aglet - a plastic tip of a lace. It can also be metal and rubber.
45. Egocentric - a person who is unable to accept someone else's point of view, selfish.
46. Equivoki - hints. That's all! 5 minutes of reading, and you are already a great conversationalist!