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Prestige

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'.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
The word 'Prestige' is a noun and can be pronounced as 'preh-steej' (/preˈstiːʒ/).
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
The meaning of the word is 'the respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their success or important position in society'.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Some synonyms of the word are: 'Reputation', 'Standing' and 'Stature'.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
The collocation of the word is: With adjective: great/ high/ international/ personal/ social prestige.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
With verb: carry/ enhance/ enjoy/ gain/ lose prestige
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
For IELTS Writing: Over a million square feet of prestige industrial and commercial premises under construction or being planned.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Exercise: Pick out the antonyms from the words given: insignificance, consequence, disrespect, disregard, status, humility.
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Answers: insignificance, disrespect, disregard, humility.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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