It’s not uncommon for people to assume the bigger the word, the smarter the person saying it is. Big words have a reputation for being used by only the most intelligent and professional individuals.

Some of the below terms may be unfamiliar to you now, but they all carry pretty common definitions, per Merriam-Webster, Dictionary.com and Oxford Languages. So the words are exceedingly easy to add ...

This article follows the Direct Message methodology, designed to cut through the noise and reveal the deeper truths behind the stories we live. I’ve learned that confidence and intelligence don’t ...