Prestigious, adjective
(prestige, prestigiously)
famous, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, illustrious,
notable, prominent,
renowned
For example, a prestigious
institution, job, or activity is respected and admired by people.
It’s one of the best equipped and most prestigious schools in the
country.
Equip, verb (equips,
equipping, equipped)
furnish, accouter, appoint, arm, fit out, gear, outfit, rig, turn out
For example, if you equip a
person or things with something, you give him/her the tools or
equipment that are needed.
Thanks to some endowments from some private companies, this laboratory
is a
well-equipped research
building.
Beating, noun
(beatings)
defeat, debacle, licking, overthrow, rout, thrashing
For example, if someone is
given a beating, he/she is hit hard many times, especially with
something such as a stick.
The team secured pictures of prisoners showing signs of severe
beatings.
Abuse, noun (abuses,
abusing, abused)
contumely, invective, obloquy, scurrility, vituperation
For example, abuse of
something is cruel and violent treatment of it.
The police conducted an investigation of alleged child abuse.
Figure, noun (figures,
figuring, figures)
chuffer, cipher, digit, integer, numeral, whole number
For example, a figure is a
particular amount expressed as a number, especially a statistic.
It would be very nice if we had a true figure of how many people in
this country are
unemployed.
Submit, verb (submits,
submitting, submitted)
bring, deliver, present, offer, proffer, tender, send in, provide
For example, if you submit a
proposal, report, or request to someone, you formally send it
to him/her so that he/she can consider it or decide about it.
They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.
Draft, noun (drafts,
drafting, drafted)
draw up, formulate, frame, make, prepare
For example, a draft is an
early version of a letter, book, or speech.
If you recalculate some of the figures and submit another draft by
tomorrow, you will
still be able to turn in the report by the deadline.
Allocation, noun (allocate,
allocated, allocations)
For example, an allocation is
an amount of something, especially money that is given to a
particular person or used for a particular purpose.
We need to reconsider allocations for expenditures.
Expenditure, noun (expend,
expenditures)
expense, cost, disbursement, outlay
For example, expenditure is
the spending of money on something, or the money that is
spent on something.
Polices of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditures.
Procedure, noun
(procedures)
proceeding
For example, a procedure is a
way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way.
Police insist that Chia-Chin Yu did not follow the correct procedures
in applying for a
visa.
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