Upper-Intermediate — Set 83

Set 83 of Upper-Intermediate covers 5 words: leading, faithful, ignorant, judgemental, permissive. Each entry below includes its definition, an example sentence, and synonyms — practice them with the interactive cards above.

1. leading · adjective/ˈlidɪŋ/

   the most important or successful

   Ministry of Health in a country plays a leading role in preventing a contagious disease to spread exponentially.

   Synonyms: chief, superior, best

2. faithful · adjective/ˈfeɪθfəl/

   continuing to be loyal to a person, organization or belief

   People in many companies are rewarded for their faithful service after working at the same company for 10 or more years.

   Synonyms: loyal, reliable, trustworthy

3. ignorant · adjective/ˈɪɡnərənt/

   not being knowledgeable about the things that you need to know

   Many teenagers nowadays are ignorant about political issues and they even do not know the major changes that are happening in their own countries.

   Synonyms: uneducated, illiterate, oblivious

   Origin: late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorant- ‘not knowing’, from the verb ignorare (see ignore)

4. judgemental · adjective/ˌdʒədʒˈmɛn(t)l/

   criticising people and saying that they are wrong

   Interestingly enough, judgemental people are the ones who cannot stand being criticized by others as if they were not doing such things.

   Synonyms: unreasonable, subjective

5. permissive · adjective/pərˈmɪsɪv/

   giving someone a large freedom to do the things that are generally not approved of

   Parents who make relatively few demands on their children and so have really low expectations on them are called permissive parents.

   Synonyms: tolerant, indulgent, lenient

   Origin: late 15th century (in the sense ‘tolerated, allowed’): from Old French, or from medieval Latin permissivus, from permiss- ‘allowed’, from the verb permittere (see permit)