You may be acquainted with the word 'prestige'. But, in this story, let us learn more about the word.
Today, the word of the day is 'Prestige'.
The word 'Prestige' is a noun and can be pronounced as
'preh-steej' (/preˈstiːʒ/).
The meaning of the word is 'the respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their success or important position in society'.
Some synonyms of the word are: 'Reputation', 'Standing' and 'Stature'.
The collocation of the word is:
With adjective: great/ high/ international/ personal/ social prestige.
With verb: carry/ enhance/ enjoy/ gain/ lose prestige
Example:
For IELTS Speaking:
1. Traditionally, public university degrees have carried far greater social prestige. 2. To present his policy to the outside world and defuse opposition to it, he made brilliant use of his personal prestige.
For IELTS Writing:
Over a million square feet of prestige industrial and commercial premises under construction or being planned.
Exercise:
Pick out the antonyms from the words given:
insignificance, consequence, disrespect, disregard, status, humility.