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