English Vocabulary

In Ancient Greece, Socrates had a great reputation for wisdom. One day, someone came to find the great philosopher and said to him: "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?" "A moment," replied Socrates. "Before you tell me, I would like to test it with the three sieves." "The three sieves?" "Yes," continued Socrates. "Before you speak about others, it's important to take the time to filter what you mean. I call it the test of the three sieves. The first sieve is TRUTH. Have you checked if what you're going to tell me is true?" "No, I just heard it." "Very well! So, you don't know if it's true. Let's move on to the second sieve, that of KINDNESS. Is what you want to tell me about my friend something good?" "Oh, no! On the contrary." "So," questioned Socrates, "you want to tell me something negative about him, and you're not even sure it's true? Perhaps you can still pass the test of the third sieve, that of UTILITY. Is it useful for me to know what you're going to tell me about this friend?" "No, not really." "Therefore," concluded Socrates, "what you were going to tell me is neither true, nor good, nor useful. Why, then, did you want to tell me this?" "Gossip is a bad thing. Initially, it may seem enjoyable and fun, but ultimately, it fills our hearts with bitterness and poisons us." - Pope Francis ESPGROUP

😱 PHOBIAS 😱 ⭐️HELIOPHOBIA 😎Fear of blood. ⭐️HERPETOPHOBIA 😎Fear or dislike of reptiles. ⭐️HIPPOPHOBIA 😎Fear of horses. ⭐️ICHTHYOPHOBIA 😎Fear or dislike of fish. ⭐️KINETOPHOBIA / KINESOPHOBIA 😎Fear of movements. ⭐️KLEPTOPHOBIA / CLEPTOPHOBIA 😎Fear of stealing or being stolen. ✔️ ESPFederation 💙

😎Fake Signs of Intelligence A fake sign of intelligence is a behavior or trait that is mistaken for or falsely presented as a sign of intelligence, but in reality, is not an indicator of intelligence. Some examples include: ➡️ Using big words or jargon without understanding their meaning, to appear intelligent. ➡️ Pretending to know the answer to a question when you don’t. ➡️ Being able to memorize information quickly, but not being able to understand or apply it in a meaningful way. ➡️ Being arrogant or dismissive of others' opinions. ➡️ Being inflexible and unwilling to change one's mind when faced with new evidence. ➡️ Bragging about your own intelligence all the time. ➡️ Derailing conversations with pointless intellectual questions. ➡️ Acting like you have everything figured out and hard to admit weaknesses. ✔️ ESPFederation 💙

😱 PHOBIAS 😱 ⭐️GAMOPHOBIA 😎Fear of marriage or commitment. ⭐️GELOTOPHOBIA 😎Fear of being laughed at. ⭐️GERASCOPHOBIA 😎Fear of growing old or aging. ⭐️GERONTOPHOBIA 😎Fear of growing old, or a hatred or fear of the elderly. ⭐️GLOBOPHOBIA 😎Fear of balloons. ⭐️GLOSSOPHOBIA 😎Fear of speaking in public or of trying to communicate. ⭐️GYMNOPHOBIA 😎Fear of nudity. ⭐️GYNOPHOBIA 😎Fear of women. ✔️ ESPFederation 💙

😱 PHOBIAS 😱 ⭐️BAROPHOBIA 😎Fear of gravity. ⭐️BATHMOPHOBIA 😎Fear of stairs or slopes. ⭐️BOTANOPHOBIA 😎Fear of plants. ⭐️CATOPTROPHOBIA 😎Fear of mirrors. ⭐️CHREMATOPHOBIA 😎Fear of money. ⭐️CHROMATOPHOBIA 😎Fear of colors. ⭐️CYNOPHOBIA 😎Fear of dogs or rabies. ⭐️DENDROPHOBIA 😎Fear of trees. ⭐️DIKEPHOBIA 😎Fear of justice. ⭐️ELEUTHEROPHOBIA 😎Fear of freedom. ⭐️ENTOMOPHOBIA 😎Fear or dislike of insects. ✔️ ESPFederation 💙