Man is an exceptional creature. It’s not news that the human body is a complex and intricate system, right? Body parts and everyday functions are fraught with amazing facts. The human body has not been fully studied. Let's look at 15 interesting facts about a person, his body and organs.
What do we know about our body?
Human brain- the most complex and not fully explored part of anatomy. The brain uses the same energy as a 10 W light bulb. This internal organ never rests and works more actively at night than during the day. The human brain uses 20% of the oxygen present in the blood. At a speed of 170 miles per hour, nerve impulses travel from and to the brain. 80% of the human brain is made up of water, so when you feel dehydrated, drink water to keep your brain properly hydrated. Scientists have noted that there is a connection between the brain and body weight: in women, for every kg of body there is 22 g of brain, and in men - 20 g. In women, there is 10 times more white matter in the brain of the head than in men. Men have 6.5 times more gray matter than the fairer sex. 
Why biological knowledge and terms, the basics of geography, historical facts, dates and events, including in Russia, are it useful for a modern literate person to know? - specifically for the development and maintenance of the brain in working condition for many years.
They are inanimate parts of the body, but people carefully and for a long time monitor them. Every day a person loses 60 to 100 strands of hair. It depends on various factors: time of year, pregnancy, age, illness. A woman's hair has a thickness equal to approximately half the diameter of a man's hair. This is necessary to know for general development: blondes, glorified by various tales and anecdotes, have more hair, and their hair is very thin and thick. Sparse and thick hair - among red-haired people, the “golden mean” is brown-haired and brunette. On average, the life span of human hair ranges from 3 to 7 years. Brown-haired men grow a beard more slowly than men with blond hair.
The fastest growing nail is the nail on the middle finger. Interesting, isn't it? Compared to fingernails, toenails grow four times slower. Everyone noticed that V warm time nails grow much faster. Do not torture yourself with different diets - they will lead to nail growth stopping and them becoming brittle and thin.
The largest organ of the body is the skin. For an adult, its area is 2 m2. A person's health is judged by the condition of his skin. Thus, acne on the chin indicates a hormonal imbalance in the body, acne on the forehead indicates diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and digestive system. The skin performs respiratory, tactile, heat exchange, regenerating and cleansing functions. The thinnest skin layer (0.5 mm) is on the eardrums and eyelids, and the thickest is on the soles of the feet (0.5 cm). During the day, the skin secretes approximately 1 liter of sweat and 20 g of sebum, creating a protective film on the skin. 
How fast do we sneeze? That's right, 100 mph. For this reason It is impossible to keep your eyes open when sneezing. But if you support your eyelids with your hands, then this can happen. This is a reason to cover your mouth when sneezing.
After having a heavy snack, it is not recommended to go to a music concert. Why? Yes, for one obvious reason. Heavy food affects your hearing, and it becomes less perfect. 
Men smell worse than women. From birth, women have much better receptors than men. Therefore, representatives of the fairer sex remain the best smell tasters until the end of their lives. According to research, women are able to identify smell more correctly. Thus, they more clearly identify coffee, citrus, vanilla, and cinnamon odors. Newborns recognize their mother's scent. People are also able to detect the smell of familiar people. Part of the smell depends on the food, external environment, various hygiene products and genetics.
A person will go longer without food than without sleep. A person can live up to 60 days without food if water exists. It also depends on some factors, such as the amount of fat in the body. But if a person does not sleep, after sleepless nights there will be changes in his psychology. A person can go 11 days without sleep- this is the longest time that the experimenter experienced on himself. After this time, he could not speak normally, had hallucinations and forgot about his actions.
Amazing things about pregnancy and newborns
You know…? Listed below is almost everything that new mothers need to know - so, a mandatory list of facts about the baby in the womb and newly born babies:
Fingerprints in a newborn appear during pregnancy in the third month of life. They are imprinted for life.
Your long-awaited baby may cry while in the womb.
Talk to your baby during pregnancy. Research by UK scientists has shown that children with whom their mothers talked about adult topics differed high level intelligence. Talk, consult with them, and ask questions in silence.
To ease childbirth you need to sing. Since singing releases the hormone of happiness - endorphin, hearing the mother sing, the child calms down. So, by singing, reduce pain during labor.
Does your baby need noise to fall asleep? Don't be surprised. In the mother's womb, the baby adapts to the noises of the body.
Scientists have refuted the hypothesis that in newborns things are mixed into one point and the world is perceived in a changed form. According to the studies, it was found that the child sees the mother's face clearly.
Until seven months, the baby breathes and swallows. It does all this at the same time. Adults can't do that. Newborns breathe only through their nose.
When a human being is born, at that moment there are 14 billion cells in the brain, which do not increase and after 25 years they decrease by 100,000 per day.
There are 300 bones in the body of a newborn, while an adult has 206.
Unusual Facts About Sleep
Sleep is an extraordinary human state. People spend 1/3 of their lives sleeping. This is the time when the brain processes and decides what to forget and what to remember from the learned information of the day.
Get a good night's sleep before any major task.
Once you have learned the tickets and before memorizing them, quickly go to bed. According to psychologists, a person’s character can be judged by how he sleeps. People who sleep in a curl are isolated from the outside world. The longest dream was recorded by D. Powell in 1994 - its duration was 3 hours 8 minutes, the man was examined in the American city of Seattle.
The essence of prophetic dreams is also extremely interesting. Scientists have long found out that the cerebral cortex becomes less active when a person falls asleep. While he does not know about his illness, this news already exists in the affected blood cells. It is reproduced in the form of dreams and images. According to doctors, flu and colds can be predicted 1 or 2 days before symptoms appear, and ulcers 2 to 3 weeks before. During research on dreams, British professionals found that For a positive attitude, people should sleep 7 hours a day.
Table chemical elements, which Mendeleev dreamed about - one of the most famous dream phenomena in science
Professionals believe that this comes true when a person persistently solves a problem.
Psychological facts
You can maintain focused attention for ten minutes.. So, while attending a meeting, you will listen to a topic that the speaker talks about very well and informatively. You maintain attention for up to 10 minutes, after which it decreases. To further maintain retention, take a break.
We are unsuccessful predictors of the future. We overestimate our responses to future actions, whether they are positive or negative. Professionals have found out interesting thing: People think that positive events, such as getting married or getting a job, will make them better than they actually were. By the same analogy, it seems to us that negative events will cause greater despondency and loss of spirit than is actually the case.
Many people believe that they can do several things at the same time. Scientists have proven that it is impossible. Why? The answer is simple. So, while walking with a friend and talking with her, the brain at this time focuses on one main function. It says that we are unable to think about two different things.
People feel much happier when busy
Imagine you are at the airport where you have to pick up your luggage. You need 10 minutes to get to this place. When the deadline expires, you get there and take your suitcase. Please tell me how uncontrolled you seem to yourself? Now imagine driving 3 minutes to this location and waiting 7 minutes to pick it up. In two cases we spent 10 minutes, but were, in all likelihood, impatient and unhappy the second time. Thus, if a person believes that he does not need to be active, he is inactive. Although energy is conserved, if we do nothing we feel unhappier. So work and get busy.
Interesting and amazing facts there is an unusual amount about a person, because human body and the mind is an extraordinarily complex, truly unique biological machine, in which everything is interconnected and, in a healthy body, works harmoniously, clearly, and in a balanced manner. Every minute, every hour, every day opens up the world to man, and to the world of man - we still have a lot to learn about ourselves.
Conclusion
Are you interested in interesting and surprising factors? Then have a positive outlook on life, take everything positive from it, take care and stay healthy. Study yourself and study this boundless world, develop constantly and daily- make, for example, your own list: values unclear words, smart articles, classical and modern poems, interesting facts from history and basic things that everyone should know educated person. Choose an area that interests you and work on it - for example, formulate questions about politics that every erudite person should answer, and try to give detailed, well-founded answers to them. Or 100 questions about animals/birds/fish that any intelligent person should answer - anything to make life interesting, varied, attractive at 20, 50, and 80 years old.
Good luck, good mood and positive attitude!
February 9, 2014, 09:11Ambivalence, frustration, rigidity - if you want to express your thoughts not at the level of a fifth grader, then you will have to understand the meaning of these words. Katya Shpachuk explains everything in an accessible and understandable way, and visual gifs help her with this.
1. Frustration
Almost everyone experienced a feeling of unfulfillment, encountered obstacles on the way to achieving goals, which became an unbearable burden and a reason for reluctance. So this is frustration. When everything is boring and nothing works.
But you shouldn’t take this condition with hostility. The main way overcome frustration - realize the moment, accept it, and be tolerant. A state of dissatisfaction and mental tension mobilize a person’s strength to deal with a new challenge.
2. Procrastination
- So, starting tomorrow I’m going on a diet! No, better from Monday.
“I’ll finish it later, when I’m in the mood.” There's still time.
- Ah..., I’ll write tomorrow. It's not going anywhere.
Sound familiar? This is procrastination, that is, putting things off until later.
A painful state when you need it and don’t want it.
Accompanied by tormenting oneself for not completing the assigned task. This is the main difference from laziness. Laziness is an indifferent state, procrastination is an emotional state. At the same time, a person finds excuses and activities that are much more interesting than doing specific work.
In fact, the process is normal and inherent to most people. But don't overuse it. The main way to avoid is motivation and correct placement priorities. This is where time management comes to the rescue.
3. Introspection
In other words, introspection. A method by which a person examines his own psychological tendencies or processes. Descartes was the first to use introspection when studying his own mental nature.
Despite the popularity of the method in the 19th century, introspection is considered a subjective, idealistic, even unscientific form of psychology.
4. Behaviorism
Behaviorism is a direction in psychology that is based not on consciousness, but on behavior. Human reaction to an external stimulus. Movements, facial expressions, gestures - in short, all external signs became the subject of study by behaviorists.
The founder of the method, American John Watson, assumed that through careful observation, one could predict, change or shape appropriate behavior.
Many experiments have been conducted to study human behavior. But the most famous was the following.
In 1971, Philip Zimbardo conducted an unprecedented psychological experiment called the Stanford Prison Experiment. Absolutely healthy, mentally stable young people were placed in a suspended prison. The students were divided into two groups and assigned tasks: some had to play the role of guards, others prisoners. The student guards began to show sadistic tendencies, while the prisoners were morally depressed and resigned to their fate. After 6 days the experiment was stopped (instead of two weeks). During the course, it was proved that the situation influences a person’s behavior more than his internal characteristics.
5. Ambivalence
Many psychological thriller writers are familiar with this concept. So, “ambivalence” is a dual attitude towards something. Moreover, this relationship is absolutely polar. For example, love and hate, sympathy and antipathy, pleasure and displeasure that a person experiences simultaneously and in relation to something (someone) alone. The term was introduced by E. Bleuler, who considered ambivalence one of the signs of schizophrenia.
According to Freud, “ambivalence” takes on a slightly different meaning. This is the presence of opposing deep motivations, which are based on the attraction to life and death.
6. Insight
Translated from English, “insight” is insight, the ability to gain insight, insight, suddenly finding a solution, etc.
There is a task, the task requires a solution, sometimes it is simple, sometimes complex, sometimes it is solved quickly, sometimes it takes time. Usually, in complex, labor-intensive, seemingly impossible tasks, insight comes. Something non-standard, unexpected, new. Along with insight, the previously established nature of action or thinking changes.
7. Rigidity
In psychology, “rigidity” is understood as a person’s unwillingness to act not according to plan, fear of unforeseen circumstances. Also referred to as “rigidity” is the unwillingness to give up habits and attitudes, from the old, in favor of the new, etc.
A rigid person is a hostage to stereotypes, ideas that are not created independently, but taken from reliable sources. They are specific, pedantic, and are irritated by uncertainty and carelessness. Rigid thinking is banal, cliched, uninteresting.
8. Conformism and non-conformism
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to stop and think.” wrote Mark Twain. Conformity is a key concept in social psychology. Expressed as a change in behavior under the real or imagined influence of others.
Why is this happening? Because people are afraid when they are not like everyone else. This is a way out of your comfort zone. This is the fear of not being liked, of looking stupid, of being outside the masses.
Conformist – a person who changes his opinion, beliefs, attitudes, in favor of the society in which he is located.
Nonconformist is the opposite concept to the previous one, that is, a person who defends an opinion that differs from the majority.
9. Catharsis
From ancient Greek, the word “katharsis” means “purification,” most often from feelings of guilt. A process of long experience, excitement, which at the peak of development turns into liberation, something maximally positive. It is common for a person to worry for various reasons, from the thought of an iron not being turned off to the loss of loved one. Here we can talk about everyday catharsis. There is a problem that reaches its peak, a person suffers, but he cannot suffer forever. The problem begins to go away, the anger goes away (someone has what), the moment of forgiveness or awareness comes.
10. Empathy
Do you experience together with the person who tells you his story? Do you live with him? Do you emotionally support the person you are listening to? Then you are an empath.
Empathy – understanding people’s feelings, willingness to provide support.
This is when a person puts himself in the place of another, understands and lives his story, but, nevertheless, remaining with his reason. Empathy is a feeling and responsive process, somewhere emotional.
November 14th, 2018
All people want to appear very smart. More precisely, no one wants to look stupid. To be considered an intelligent person, you must learn to use smart words. This is not at all as difficult as it might seem at first glance. Perhaps this is no more difficult than memorizing the words of some foreign language, especially since smart words usually turn out to be foreign, borrowed from other languages. Some famous people they even tried to ban the use of smart words in the Russian language.
They say that for any foreign word you can find a native Russian analogue, that is, a synonym. For example, M. Gorky did not like the word “condensation”, and he believed that the word “condensation” should be used instead. He, of course, condensed the paints too much in this case. And what truly smart person would use Russian analogues of smart words?
Below is a short list of buzzwords you will need. By interspersing smart and obscene words into your texts at the same time, you have every chance to be known as a person of broad views.
Regular list of smart words and expressions:
Idiosyncrasy - intolerance. My favorite smart word. In general, the term is medical, but it can be used anywhere and everywhere. For example: I have an idiosyncrasy for fools!
Transcendental - abstract, abstract, academic, mental, speculative, mental, theoretical. Somewhere like this. Due to the breadth of the concept, a broad use of the term is recommended, where it is necessary and where it is not necessary.
Metaphysical is about the same as Transcendental. The term is good for answering a question whose essence you do not understand. For example, like this - “How do you feel about scholasticism? - In a metaphysical sense?”
Scholasticism is a medieval philosophical movement. I included scholasticism in my list of smart words solely because of its beautiful name.
Esoterics is a secret teaching. Nothing more is known about him.
A truism is a generally known opinion or statement. Typical example truism - "The Volga flows into the Caspian Sea."
Metrosexual is a euphemism for homosexual. To be completely honest.
Euphemism is the replacement of rude or harsh words and expressions with softer ones. Among the people, the phenomenon received a very biting and precise formulation: “There is an ass, but there is no word.”
Sophistry is the ability to cunningly conduct a debate. Juggling with words and concepts. For example: “Go to hell with your sophistry!”
Glossary is also a smart word. Unfortunately, I always forget its meaning and therefore almost never use it. List of abbreviations and abbreviations.
Eclecticism is a combination of heterogeneous views, ideas and theories. A euphemism for bad taste. For example: “He dresses so eclectic!”
Invective - obscene, vulgar language, swearing. Often used in combination with invective vocabulary.
Homogeneous - homogeneous. For example: “The homogeneity of this yogurt is beyond doubt.”
Gender - sex. Intergender, respectively, intergender. A very favorite word in LJ.
Addiction is dependence. Eg. Internet addiction. Like mine.
Decadence is decadence. The term is good for assessing any actions of any characters. For example: “What decadence!”
Congruence is a very rich word. One of my favorites. It means a state of integrity and complete sincerity, when all parts of the personality work together, pursuing one goal. It is also often used with the prefix not. A very congruent word.
Hyperbole is an exaggeration. For example: "Don't be hyperbolic, please!"
Voluntarism is a doctrine that places the volitional principle as the basis of existence. Nowadays, it is used as an evaluative term for a person’s actions that you personally do not like. For example: “Vanya drank all the tequila. This is pure voluntarism!”
Ubiquists are species of plants and animals that live everywhere. Don’t get carried away with this term, no one knows it anyway except you and me.
Cognitive dissonance is new information that conflicts with old knowledge that a person has. The term was introduced into Russian use mainly by the writer Pelevin.
Epistemology is a theory of knowledge, the main part of philosophy, which considers the conditions and limits of the possibility of reliable knowledge. A very smart word. Unfortunately, it is rarely used.
Egocentric - self-lover. Just like us all. It is important not to use the term in relation to oneself. Not accepted. Perhaps as a matter of self-irony.
Fisting - you don't need it. This is from areas of severe depravity. Just know what it is when you use your fist.
Guelphs and Gibbelins - Uwelfs - for the pope and popolans, Gibbelins - for the emperor and nobles. In general, you don’t need this either. It is unlikely that you will be able to show off your erudition. Few experts.
Newton's binomial is a formula for representing the power of the sum of two numbers. It is used, as a rule, as an expression of something complex as opposed to uncomplicated. For example: “I also like Newton’s binomial!” = Shit pie!
Coherence is very beautiful word. (from the Latin cohaerens ≈ in connection), the coordinated occurrence in time of several oscillatory or wave processes, manifested when they are added.
Frustration is disappointment. our life is a chain of frustrations. (formally, “frustration” is not “disappointment” at all, but “tension”. The classic example is when you stand up, but you can’t finish. The disappointment is more likely with your partner).
Discourse - everyone already knows it, but it’s a smart word.
ADDICTION The English word addiction characterizes dependence, addiction, a way of escaping reality.
Addictions are not only alcoholism, gambling, drug addiction, and smoking. Psychologists assure: a similar mechanism of addiction is found in those who overeat, live and burn at work, love extreme sports, hang out on the Internet for days, love creativity and... fall in love.
Another thing is that forms of addiction are divided into those acceptable by society, such as workaholism or falling in love, and unacceptable, such as excessive craving for alcohol.
AMPHIBOLICITY Amphibolicity is the ambiguity of a concept, its contradictory interpretation. As a rule, this word is used rarely - in dissertations, in court hearings or in biochemical work. But it’s not bad to understand if someone says “this is amphibolic” or “the amphibolic nature of this concept baffles me, because I adhered strictly to one line,” but you understand that it’s all about the ambiguity of the concept you are discussing. VIS-A-VIS “French” 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 counterpart”, “your beautiful counterpart”). You have every right to call your counterpart the one who is opposite you, with whom you are sitting face to face.
IDIOSYNCRASIS What did Stirlitz mean when he said: “I have an idiosyncrasy for rhyme”? The fact that he is completely devoid of poetic gift. He was modest, of course... The word with ancient Greek roots (idos - “separate, special”; synkrasis - “mixing”) was familiar only to doctors 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 idiosyncrasy for empty talk.”
INSIGHT Translated from English, “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 declare: “I had an insight!” COLLABORATION The union of several equal, independent participants to achieve common goals in fashion, art, business, science and education is called collaboration (from the English collaboration - collaboration). For example, at the end of March, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the science fiction franchise “Star Trek,” the cosmetics company MAC announced the release of a Star Trek beauty collection. Makeup options will be borrowed from the movie heroines of the franchise and implemented using 25 limited-edition products for lips, eyes and face. Sales start in August 2016.
CARRILLISM A phenomenon in which the interlocutor asks you a question again, although he heard it perfectly well. 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 American politician John Kerry, who at the end of 2015 could not immediately answer the question Russian schoolboy and asked him again several times. If anyone wants to accuse you of being slow to respond, tell them that this is nothing more than Carrilism, and you need a couple of seconds to formulate an answer.
LIPOPHRENIC Remember this: “Don’t touch me, old woman, I’m sad.” 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 important for modern youth), as well as from a lack of positive emotions. If you don’t want to bear the not-so-proud name “lipophrenic,” do your favorite things more often, prefer live communication to virtual communication, and walk more in the fresh air.
NATIFORMA Have you ever come across stones in the shape of a heart or a tomato with a nose? If yes, then you are halfway to understanding the word “natiform”. But here is a more special case, because natiform is nature education, resembling the outline 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 stones in a rock that look so bizarre that they reminded you of your ex. These are all natiforms.
PALYNPHRASIA Have you noticed that some people repeat one word or phrase in almost every sentence? If not, you are lucky, and if you have encountered this, congratulate your friend: he has palinphrasia. It’s not contagious, but it’s absolutely unpleasant when in every sentence they say “sir” or “I told you that...”. And so on in a circle. As a result, you will not hear other words, you will lose the essence of the story and generally lose all interest in the conversation.
SYNERGY When this word is mentioned, one usually remembers 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 cumulative effect exceeds the return from the actions of each participant in the process individually. An example of synergy: you've mastered a few secrets of applying concealer, and your friend knows the ins and outs of mascara. By sharing life hacks, both of you, without losing your previous experience, will gain new ones, that is, you will grow in the art of makeup.
SOPHISTICS 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 juggling 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 wholes are equal. Therefore, the empty is the same as the full.” Therefore, sophistry in a figurative sense refers to any speech that is built on false conclusions, but disguises itself as correct, logical.
TOUCHER The word “touché”, borrowed from the sports sphere (touchér in French - touch) brings an end to a certain dispute when one of the interlocutors admits the rightness, the superiority of the other after a decisive argument or a verbal jab - suddenly you were competing not in knowledge of the topic, but in wit ? Touché, the argument is valid, just as fencing touches or throws on the back of wrestlers, performed according to all the rules, are counted.
FRUSTRATION To fall into a state of frustration (Latin frustratio - deception, failure, futile expectation) means to experience a whole range of negative feelings due to the inability to achieve what you want. For example, you were planning a vacation at sea, had already packed your suitcase, and suddenly your bosses, using carrots and sticks, postpone your vacation a month later due to important project, which cannot be done without you. Naturally, you feel anger, despair, anxiety, irritation, disappointment and hopelessness... Frequent experiences of such states, psychologists note, spoil your character and damage your 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. Egocentric is self-centered inner world, point of view, his own interests, needs and does not notice those of others, but is able to “move”, help others, hear them if he is asked for support. Egocentrism is inherent in everyone to one degree or another. An egoist sees other people's interests, but deliberately ignores them, opposes himself to others, always putting his own person first.
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 a graphomaniac excess!” The second is an emergency, a disruption to the normal course of events: “Her gossip caused a real excess in the team.”
ESCAPADE A daring, shocking, provocative, willful trick 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, - this is an escapade. The French word escapade also has a second meaning - an adventure trip - which is 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 favorably from other interlocutors. Decorate your speech with little-known smart words, believe me: it will help you in all areas of life. These unfamiliar intelligent words (and their meanings) will help increase your status among both friends and colleagues.
UPSCALE Derived from the English adjective upscale - “high-quality, first-class, exclusive.” Characterizes the absolute embodiment of the desired properties in any subject or object: upscale interior design, upscale sound, upscale image. VERBAL This adjective has nothing to do with a tree with fluffy buds, but it has very much to do with our speech. The Latin verbum is translated as “word,” so “verbal” is verbal, oral. For example, verbal thinking, verbal intelligence, verbal method. There is also an adjective “non-verbal” - not having verbal expression: non-verbal communication, nonverbal cues.
DEVIANT What do they mean when they talk about deviant behavior? The French word deviation characterizes a deviation from the norm, be it the position of the compass needle, the heading of an airplane or a sea vessel, as well as a feature of the human psyche. In other words, deviant behavior destroys the personality and health of someone who prefers an asocial lifestyle, and also causes moral and material harm to others.
COGNITIVE Translated from Latin, cognitio is knowledge, cognition. The adjective “cognitive” describes a person’s ability to acquire knowledge, to cognize the world around us and himself. This psychological term would not be so popular without its “French” companion: dissonance means “discord, disharmony, inconsistency.” It turns out to be a kind of “mine is yours, don’t understand” situation, when previous experience, already accumulated knowledge, conflicts with new information, new circumstances. There are two opposing ideas about the same thing in your head at once. Let’s say your friend emphasizes that he values punctuality very much, you like it, and at the same time you don’t remember a single meeting when he was not late. So should we 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. Another stable phrase, the meaning of which not everyone knows, can be called a synonym for “cognitive dissonance.” This is a “break of the pattern.” This is a broader 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 two and two are not always four. How is it?.. SMART From English the word “smart” is translated as “smart”, “savvy”. This is precisely the meaning of the word “smart” that is now used in Russia. It cannot be said that it is firmly entrenched in the minds of Russians, but if you do not know what a “smart watch” or “smart television” is, and even more so a “smartphone”, shame on you. To put it simply, the prefix (or part in 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, pay attention to the context.
TRANSPARENT An adjective with English roots (transparent) is held in high esteem by politicians, bloggers and even cosmetologists. The former enter into transparent agreements and voice transparent positions without secrets or omissions, while the latter vow to be as open and sincere as possible with the audience. And transparent, that is, transparent powder does not look like a mask on the face and at the same time mattifies it perfectly. Yes, she is unable to hide skin imperfections, but that’s another topic for discussion.
TRANSCENDENT There is a good understandable word “incomprehensible”. And when, outside of a philosophical debate, one wants to add intellectual depth to speeches, some flaunt the Latin “transcendent” (transcendentis) with the same meaning. And now the speaker or writer and his audience begin to look 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 native language trivial means the same thing - something ordinary. Fewer people with trivial thoughts and anecdotes, fewer theatrical performances and film premieres with trivial plots!
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 a universal dimension to these “agents of influence.” Existential problems, crises, experiences are phenomena that exist at the core of the world, manifest themselves in reality and are often beyond the control of human will.
Did you know that:
Bugs taste like apples, wasps taste like pine nuts, and worms look like fried bacon?
What is called the "French kiss" in English-speaking countries is called the "English kiss" in France.
Human femurs are stronger than concrete.
Horace Nelson, one of the most famous English admirals, was never able to overcome in his entire life:
:"sea sickness".
In 1386, in France, a pig was sentenced to hang for killing a child.
The word "queue" is the only word in English, 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 greatest number values!
The word "Almost" is the longest word in the English language, in which all the letters are arranged in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without vowels.
A cockroach can live with its head cut off for several weeks!
You can kill yourself by holding your breath.
A city called Rome exists on every continent.
It is illegal to own a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats, on average, about 100 thousand times a day!
Jeremy Bentham's skeleton 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 make about 5 million movements 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 legs!
Just like fingerprints, each person has a unique tongue print!
The world's first blood transfusion was performed in 1667, when Jean-Baptiste gave a 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 total quantity The number of people inhabiting our planet now will increase 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 product that does not spoil. Honey discovered in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs was tasted by archaeologists and found to be edible.
Months whose first day falls on a Sunday always have "Friday the Thirteenth."
Coca-Cola would be green if it weren't for the dyes added to it.
A hedgehog's heart beats, on average, 300 times per minute.
More people around the world die from bee stings than from snake bites.
With a regular graphite pencil you can draw a line 35 miles long or write approximately 50 thousand English words.
There are more people allergic to cow's milk than people allergic to any other food.
To protect against sandstorms, camels have three centuries.
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 (out of eight existing) planet Solar System, which was not named after any god.
In churches in Nebraska, USA, it is illegal to burp or sneeze.
When a person is born, he has 300 bones in his body, but when he grows up, he only has 206.
Some worms eat themselves if they can't find any food!
Dolphins sleep with one eye open!
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The oldest piece of chewing gum is 9 thousand years old!
The longest flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
Queen Elizabeth I considered herself a paragon of purity. She stated that she takes a bath every 3 months regardless of whether it is necessary or not.
Larvae have 4 noses.
The owl is the only bird that can see the color "blue".
One man named Charles Osborne suffered from hiccups until he was 69!
A giraffe can clean its eyes with its 21-inch tongue!
The average person laughs 10 times a day on average!
An ostrich's eye is larger than its brain.
And now a knowledge question:
One of these interesting, but completely unnecessary facts is fiction. Guess which one?
In the first grade, the average student knows about two thousand words and further learns up to ten words a day while studying at school. Thus, upon graduation, the average citizen we are considering knows tens of thousands of words. At the same time, we use an average of five thousand words, which constitute a constant vocabulary.
Importance
It is useful to know buzzwords and their meaning for conversation with other people. Rich speech helps to attract attention, interest a person, look better, clearly express thoughts, control the opinion of the interlocutor and gives many other pleasant bonuses. You can also find those who study smart words and their meaning to humiliate an opponent and gain a feeling of superiority. However, this motivation is not ideal, although a dictionary of buzzwords can indeed help you feel better and superior to those who do not know such words.
If we talk about the function that smart words have for communication in everyday life, then rich speech, knowledge of certain quantities and their meanings attract attention. The interlocutor’s brain focuses on expressions that are atypical for everyday speech. Therefore, they begin to listen to you more carefully. As a result, your words are better remembered, and you become an interesting, sharp-tongued, interlocutor with whom it is pleasant to communicate.
In addition, knowing a list of smart words is a status norm for people who communicate with intellectuals, are interested in creativity, and use mental work. If you communicate in this area, you must have the appropriate skills. Among other things, it is important to learn to speak reasonedly and to the point, to add interesting accents and tones to your own speech, which the following words will help you achieve.
Examples
A priori. It does not require proof, is understandable and has been obtained experimentally.
Biennale. Originally an art exhibition, in our time this is also called simply a get-together related to art. The peculiarity is that it is held every two years.
Vesicular. Originally a medical term that refers to vesicles found in the lungs.
Gesheft. The German word originally refers to trade and profit, and is still used in a similar meaning, but it can also be used in another, figurative sense.
Dissonance. Originally a musical term that indicates an inharmonious combination of sounds. Now it is used quite often, including in combination with cognitive dissonance, which everyone wants to plunge each other into. Example of use: “Your illiterate use of smart words introduces dissonance into your speech.”
Endova. Utensils for drinking and eating, but also a valley means a kind of gutter between two roof slopes. If the roof has a complex structure, then where two differently directed slopes connect, a valley is formed. Not often used in modern speech.
Jamevu. A term close to psychiatry, the antonym of déjà vu. With jamevu, you are in familiar surroundings or circumstances that you have been in many times before, but you feel as if you are here for the first time.
It is being built. To understand, simply associate this word with the word based.
Indulgence. Previously, the Catholic Church sold documents for the atonement of sins, retail, wholesale and by weight. Such a product was called indulgence. Now used figuratively.
Incident. Originally a Latin word, relatively recently it was often used in jurisprudence. In general, it indicates a strange situation, a combination of circumstances that does not depend on the characters involved, and can have both positive and negative meanings. Not noticing and stepping into a puddle is an incident, but meeting a good friend is also an incident.
Liquidity. An economic term, but now used in everyday life. Indicates your ability to convert assets or private property into money.
Skimping. Disdainful attitude. For example: “At work, Ivan skimped on his direct responsibilities.”
Neologism. Literally translated from Latin - “new word”. It can be a new word created or a word used with a new meaning. An example from the Internet: like is a completely new neologism.
Orthodox. Greek word, antonym of heretic. In the original meaning - a person who is faithful to the teaching, who does not deviate from the original postulates. Now it can be used in other contexts.
Puritanism. A unique understanding of purity of views and behavior in society. Characteristics are moderation, conservatism of views, minimization of pleasures, claims, needs.
Radicalism. Extreme adherence to views, the use of crude methods to create change, often in social structures.
Maxim. Moral teaching or wise saying. For example, “afterwards Ivan spent the whole evening bursting out in the company of friends with deep maxims on the topic of education.”
Interpretation. A similar word is interpretation. In general, we are talking about some kind of comment, explanation, view of a certain phenomenon. For example, “his interpretation of Lars von Trier’s film differs from the generally accepted one.”
Union. A form of association or generalization. Originally a political-economic term, but it can be used in other contexts.
Frustration. The feeling when you want to get what you want, but cannot achieve the goal.
Hypocrisy. Creating a positive image of one’s own personality, a deliberately strong negative attitude towards free views, flaunted virtue, modesty (sometimes religiosity). Although in reality the hypocrite is far from the ideals declared out loud.
Time trouble. Lack of time.
Swaggering. Arrogant and dismissive attitude. For example, “The boss, although he kept his distance, was not arrogant, he could communicate normally and joke.”
Chauvinism. Initially refers to nationalism and represents its radical form. Chauvinists considered their own nation to be exceptional and the best. The term can be used in other contexts, but the meaning of the understanding of exclusivity remains.
Scrupulousness. Following to each “chip”. Behaving according to standards or treating something with care and rigor.
Etymology. The field of knowledge about the origin and meaning of words. In order to expand your own vocabulary, it is useful to study etymology.
Jurisdiction. The range of powers that a government body or structure has.
Jagdtash. Hunting bag. Now the term is used as a name for a convenient, stylish bag.
Now that you know some smart Russian words and their meanings, you should give additional advice. You should not use these terms everywhere, as they are used for different situations. different clothes, so appropriate communication styles are used for different circumstances.
Otherwise, you will look ridiculous, throwing terms everywhere and inserting them indiscriminately into all phrases. The beauty of speech lies in the harmonious combination of words, weaving a pattern of their sound and meaning.
Mastering the art of competent communication is not difficult if you wish. However, it will be equally important to pay attention to such aspects as correct diction, a well-trained voice and the appropriateness of using certain words.
There are situations when simply using smart words and terms is not enough, especially if they are used completely out of place and off topic. To avoid ridiculous attempts to attract the attention of your interlocutor only by inserting clever words, you should definitely study not only the meaning of these words, but also their synonyms and antonyms, correct positioning accents, declension and gender. For example, it is a common mistake to use the neuter word “coffee” or to try to make the word “coat” plural.
Another opportunity to show yourself as a competent interlocutor is the ability to avoid banal, hackneyed and “hackneyed” expressions. Instead of “good” you can say “smart” if you are talking about an employee or colleague as a specialist, instead of “beautiful” you can say “spectacular”, “catchy” if you are discussing the appearance of anyone, even an acquaintance, even a celebrity. Using a dictionary, you can find a synonym for almost every word that is both understandable to everyone and at the same time quite unusual. This approach will undoubtedly attract attention to you during communication.
Parasitic words can be omitted or replaced. You will not learn this right away, but persistent and thoughtful training will help you achieve the desired effect. Speak slowly, carefully thinking through your phrases and their logical construction. Gradually, you will definitely master the art of conducting a conversation competently, and this will help you make the right impression, and, perhaps, will push your rise in success. career ladder. Do not underestimate the ability to correctly express your thoughts and the ability to argue your own opinion; such skills can be useful in any situation.