Destination C1/C2 – Unit 20 – Vocabulary Test 2 Welcome to your Destination C1/C2 - Unit 20 - Vocabulary Test 2 Tên: Lớp: SĐT: authority permission or agreement a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to the moral or legal right or ability to control an order, especially one given by a soldier bully a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal disagreements or fighting between different groups of people conquer to remove or take away someone or something to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force controversy a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it not good, or not as good as someone or something else dominate to have control over a place or person to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do enforce to help someone or something to be free to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to remove or take away someone or something exempt to be the king or queen of a country to make something stronger to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to officially refuse to allow something impose to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others to fight against something or someone that is attacking you feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are intimidate to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others liberate to have control over a place or person to help someone or something to be free to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received master a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people monarch a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society a king or queen reign to officially refuse to allow something to be the king or queen of a country to make something stronger to help someone or something to be free reluctant influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it better than average or better than other people or things of the same type restrict to limit the movements or actions of someone, or to limit something and reduce its size or prevent it from increasing a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it someone who hurts or frightens someone else, often over a period of time, and often forcing them to do something that they do not want to do a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society subject permission or agreement the moral or legal right or ability to control the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to submit to officially refuse to allow something to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually superior considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked better than average or better than other people or things of the same type unrest to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc. pleasant and kind disagreements or fighting between different groups of people permission or agreement vulnerable spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something better than average or better than other people or things of the same type not good, or not as good as someone or something else able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked advocate to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime to make something less painful, severe or serious to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things bureaucracy a protest in which workers show that they disagree with a policy of their employer, for example by striking a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes an organisation to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison class something that makes people decide not to do something by making them realise that something unpleasant could happen to them the people who live in an area the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job or income convict to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime to make something less painful, severe or serious deterrent a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes someone who is in prison because they have committed a crime dishonest or illegal behaviour by officials or people in positions of power, especially when they accept money in exchange for doing things for someone changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective immigration the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job or income a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes institution a protest in which workers show that they disagree with a policy of their employer, for example by striking a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes prejudice a law or set of laws the government of a country an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people an organisation to which you give money so that it can give money and help to people who are poor or ill, or who need advice and support privileged the people who live in an area the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture having advantages and opportunities that other people do not have, because you have a lot of money or high social status changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective state a law or set of laws an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people the government of a country the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture conquer /kɔːŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɔːŋ.kər/ /kɒŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ enforce /ɪnˈfɔːs/ /ɪnˈfəʊs/ /enˈfəʊs/ /enˈfɔːs/ intimidate /ɪnˈtaɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ monarch /ˈmɒn.lʌk/ /ˈmɒn.ək/ /ˈməʊn.lʌk/ /ˈməʊn.ək/ restrict /reˈstrɪkt/ /rɪˈstraɪkt/ /reˈstraɪkt/ /rɪˈstrɪkt/ superior /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpe.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /suːˈpe.ri.ər/ vulnerable /ˈvʊl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.niər.ə.bəl/ victimise /ˈvɪk.tɪ.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/ undermine /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dəˈmaɪn/ exempt /eɡˈzɪmpt/ /eɡˈzempt/ /ɪɡˈzɪmpt/ /ɪɡˈzempt/ single out make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place be elected for a political job to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise get off to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before not be punished severely or at all for something you have been accused of in court; have a particular period of time as a holiday; send something, for example in the post stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with crack down on to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you get in to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time be elected for a political job to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you take over stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time opt out to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it not be punished severely or at all for something you have been accused of in court; have a particular period of time as a holiday; send something, for example in the post start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages back down To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you blend in to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important be elected for a political job if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects pull around To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown lock up to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important be elected for a political job hit back start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before give in to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place bring about stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation phase out to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with stand up to to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it talk down to to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise Hòa lẫn get in Bring about opt up blend in Thôi dần không dùng cái gì phase out opt out single out take over Đầu hàng Give on Give in Give out Give off Ngừng tham gia get off opt out single out hit back get/have your way punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself be allowed to have or do what you want punish someone very severely use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair the powers that be gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation be allowed to have or do what you want completely controlled by someone else the people who control a situation take the law into your own hands punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself punish someone very severely used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear live and let live use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair the people who control a situation used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear red tape documents, rules or processes that cause delays completely controlled by someone else ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own pull (a few) strings use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair punish someone very severely completely controlled by someone else ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear gain/get/have/take the upper hand documents, rules or processes that cause delays gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself completely controlled by someone else throw the book at sb punish someone very severely used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself bury your head in the sand used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a situation under sb's thumb be allowed to have or do what you want documents, rules or processes that cause delays the people who control a situation completely controlled by someone else Người nắm quyền pull (a few) strings take the law into your own hands the powers that be gain/get/have/take the upper hand Nhờ tay trong gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings under sb's thumb take the law into your own hands Dĩ hòa vi quý throw the book at sb bury your head in the sand he powers that be live and let live Hoàn toàn bị kiểm soát live and let live bury your head in the sand under sb's thumb red tape Thay trời hành đạo gain/get/have/take the upper hand the powers that be get/have your way take the law into your own hands Nhắm mắt làm ngơ under sb's thumb bury your head in the sand get/have your way live and let live Trừng phạt, răn dạy. live and let live throw the book at sb red tape take the law into your own hands Làm những gì mình muốn get/have your way the powers that be take the law into your own hands bury your head in the sand Có quyền hạn quyết định red tape under sb's thumb gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings Quan liêu live and let live red tape take the law into your own hands bury your head in the sand red tape /rəd teɪp/ /rəd tep/ /rɛd tep/ /rɛd teɪp/ take the law into your own hands /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɒr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hʌndz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɒ ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ get/have your way /ɡɛt/hʌv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɔː weɪ/ pull (a few) strings /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋs/ the powers that be /ðə ˈpaʊəs ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpəʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðʌt biː/ live and let live /lɪv ʌnd lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv æn lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv end lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv ænd lɛt lɪv/ throw the book at sb /θrəʊ ðə bʊk æt sb/ /θrəʊ ðʌ bʊk æt sb/ /θraʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ bury your head in the sand /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ under sb's thumb /ˈʊndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θæm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θʊm/ gain/get/have/take the upper hand /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hʌnd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ðe ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hʌv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ Word formation For guidance on what is and is not ______, they rely on computers and rules. permission permissiveness permissive permissible Word formation I'm sure that all of us have experienced the feeling of being ______ when dealing with government employees. powerful empower powerless overpower Word formation Under the current administration, the number of governmental personnel is growing ______. significance significant significantly signify Word formation I concur with Jack Turner that using government funds for this purpose is a ______ waste. criminally criminality criminalise criminal Word formation Based on rules and technology, they act in an ______ way. officious office official officiate Word formation ______ are necessary in every country, but far too many of them have institutionalized and grown rigid. institutionalise institutional institutionalised institution Word formation There is a need to take action because our nation has what is ______ the largest civil service in the region. arguably argumentative arguable argument Word formation The ______ opinion is that it's time for this prime minister to step down. predominantly predominant domination domineering Word formation - Please relax! Nothing about the scenario justifies acting in such an ______ manner! aggressive aggressiveness aggressor aggression Word formation Following the recent civil war, crime rates have skyrocketed and the nation is essentially ______. ungovernable governmental governess goverment Word formation While some people perform their duties ______, others only follow the letter of the law. duty dutifully dutiful duties Word formation Much of the content on television these days offends and is ______, in my opinion. amoral amorally immorality immoral Word formation His claim that we really only need a third of them is, in my opinion, ______. persuasiveness persuasive dissuade persuasion Word formation Her comments lead me to believe that Katie harbors ______ toward Black people. prejudices prejudicial prejudiced unprejudiced Word formation Although you may think this is ______, the council does take this issue extremely seriously. significant significance insignificant insignificance Word formation Such consensus between the opposition and the GOVERNING party is uncommon. ungovernable governing government governmental Word formation With a ______ kick, Peter launched the ball over the wall. mightly mighty might mightily Word formation Verity's ______ behavior at school earned her a medal. exemplify exemplification exemplary example Word formation You may deduct ______ donations from your taxes, did you know that? charitably charitable charitableness charity Word formation Many residents in the neighborhood have been living in ______ since the plant shuttered. hardy hardship hardly harden Word formation I'm aware of my achievement, but I had to work extremely ______ to get to this point. harden hard hardly hardy Word formation The growing number of civil servants, in my opinion, is a good ______ of their priorities. indicator indicative indication indicate Word formation Sometimes Lois can be very ______ and doesn't appear to consider the opinions of others. argument unarguable argumentative arguably Word formation If there hadn't been some sort of ______, I'm confident Scott wouldn't have hit the other boy. provocation provoking provocatively provocative Word formation It appears that you are going to receive a promotion—I'm merely letting you know this ______. unofficially officious officiate officialdom 1 out of 115
