GRE Word List
PRESTIGE
standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion
The meaning of the word prestige is standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
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| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
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| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |