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