Vocabulary Mnemonics

Words of French origin often sound fancy, and today’s word is no exception.

Cachet (pronounced cash-AY)… doesn’t it roll off the tongue? Doesn’t it scream “prestige”?

It should, because that’s exactly what it means: prestigious, admired, superior.

You can almost feel the prestige when you use it in a sentence…

“Wearing a diamond-studded Super Bowl ring gave the quarterback a certain level of cachet among the young rookies.”

Here’s how you can remember its meaning. Break the word down into two parts: Cash (as in money) and “A.”

Cash is already prestigious… but A-level cash is even more prestigious. That’s exactly what you get with cachet.