Destination C1/C2 – Unit 20 – Vocabulary Test 2 Welcome to your Destination C1/C2 - Unit 20 - Vocabulary Test 2 Tên: Lớp: SĐT: authority 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 an order, especially one given by a soldier permission or agreement bully disagreements or fighting between different groups of people 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 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 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 to remove or take away someone or something 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 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 enforce to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted 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 exempt to officially refuse to allow something to be the king or queen of a country to make something stronger 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 give or offer something for a decision to be made by others to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received 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 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 to have control over a place or person 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 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 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 make something stronger to be the king or queen of a country to help someone or something to be free to officially refuse to allow something reluctant not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it 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 influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts better than average or better than other people or things of the same type 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 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 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 the moral or legal right or ability to control permission or agreement submit to officially refuse to allow something 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 superior 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 influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts unrest permission or agreement disagreements or fighting between different groups of people pleasant and kind to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc. vulnerable 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 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 advocate to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc to make something less painful, severe or serious bureaucracy a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes 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 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 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 the people who live in an area the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture convict to make something less painful, severe or serious 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 publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things deterrent 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 a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective immigration a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job or income 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 institution a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people 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 prejudice 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 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 changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective the people who live in an area 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 /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ /ˈkɔːŋ.kər/ /kɒŋ.'kər/ /kɔːŋ.'kər/ enforce /enˈfɔːs/ /ɪnˈfɔːs/ /enˈfəʊs/ /ɪnˈfəʊs/ intimidate /ɪnˈtaɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ monarch /ˈməʊn.lʌk/ /ˈmɒn.lʌk/ /ˈmɒn.ək/ /ˈməʊn.ək/ restrict /rɪˈstraɪkt/ /reˈstrɪkt/ /rɪˈstrɪkt/ /reˈstraɪkt/ superior /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /suːˈpe.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpe.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpɪə.ri.ər/ vulnerable /ˈvʌl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.nər.ə.bəl/ victimise /ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/ undermine /ˌun.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dəˈmaɪn/ exempt /ɪɡˈzɪmpt/ /eɡˈzempt/ /ɪɡˈzempt/ /eɡˈzɪmpt/ 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 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 stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose 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 to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown get in to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you be elected for a political job to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it take over to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time 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 stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you opt out 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 start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown 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 make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation 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 blend in to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important 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 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 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 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 to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you give 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 drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place 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 make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation 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 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 phase out 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 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 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 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 talk down to 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 to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important Hòa lẫn Bring about blend in get in opt up Thôi dần không dùng cái gì opt out phase out single out take over Đầu hàng Give out Give off Give on Give in Ngừng tham gia get off opt out hit back 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 be allowed to have or do what you want punish someone very severely punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself the powers that be the people who control a situation completely controlled by someone else be allowed to have or do what you want gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or 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 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 very severely live and let live 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 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 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 ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear completely controlled by someone else documents, rules or processes that cause delays pull (a few) strings completely controlled by someone else punish someone very severely 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 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 completely controlled by someone else gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation throw the book at sb 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 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 be allowed to have or do what you want ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear the people who control a situation under sb's thumb be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a situation completely controlled by someone else documents, rules or processes that cause delays Người nắm quyền take the law into your own hands the powers that be pull (a few) strings gain/get/have/take the upper hand Nhờ tay trong pull (a few) strings take the law into your own hands under sb's thumb gain/get/have/take the upper hand Dĩ hòa vi quý he powers that be throw the book at sb live and let live bury your head in the sand Hoàn toàn bị kiểm soát red tape live and let live under sb's thumb bury your head in the sand Thay trời hành đạo the powers that be get/have your way take the law into your own hands gain/get/have/take the upper hand Nhắm mắt làm ngơ bury your head in the sand get/have your way live and let live under sb's thumb Trừng phạt, răn dạy. throw the book at sb live and let live red tape take the law into your own hands Làm những gì mình muốn get/have your way bury your head in the sand take the law into your own hands the powers that be Có quyền hạn quyết định gain/get/have/take the upper hand red tape under sb's thumb pull (a few) strings Quan liêu bury your head in the sand red tape take the law into your own hands live and let live red tape /rɛd teɪp/ /rəd teɪp/ /rɛd tep/ /rəd tep/ take the law into your own hands /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hʌndz/ /teɪk ðə lɒ ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɒr əʊn hændz/ get/have your way /ɡɛt/hʌv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɒ weɪ/ pull (a few) strings /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋz/ the powers that be /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðʌt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpəʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəs ðæt 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 ʌt sb/ /θraʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ /θrəʊ ðʌ bʊk æt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk æt sb/ bury your head in the sand /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbɛri 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/hʌv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ðe 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. permissive permission permissiveness permissible Word formation I'm sure that all of us have experienced the feeling of being ______ when dealing with government employees. overpower powerless powerful empower Word formation Under the current administration, the number of governmental personnel is growing ______. significantly signify significant significance Word formation I concur with Jack Turner that using government funds for this purpose is a ______ waste. criminally criminalise criminality criminal Word formation Based on rules and technology, they act in an ______ way. officious official officiate office Word formation ______ are necessary in every country, but far too many of them have institutionalized and grown rigid. institutionalised institutionalise 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 arguable argument argumentative Word formation The ______ opinion is that it's time for this prime minister to step down. domineering predominantly domination 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 ______. governmental goverment governess ungovernable Word formation While some people perform their duties ______, others only follow the letter of the law. dutifully duties dutiful duty Word formation Much of the content on television these days offends and is ______, in my opinion. immoral amoral immorality amorally Word formation His claim that we really only need a third of them is, in my opinion, ______. persuasion persuasive persuasiveness dissuade Word formation Her comments lead me to believe that Katie harbors ______ toward Black people. prejudices unprejudiced prejudiced prejudicial 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. governing governmental ungovernable government Word formation With a ______ kick, Peter launched the ball over the wall. mightily mightly might mighty Word formation Verity's ______ behavior at school earned her a medal. example exemplify exemplification exemplary Word formation You may deduct ______ donations from your taxes, did you know that? charitable charitableness charity charitably Word formation Many residents in the neighborhood have been living in ______ since the plant shuttered. hardly harden hardship hardy Word formation I'm aware of my achievement, but I had to work extremely ______ to get to this point. hardly harden hard hardy Word formation The growing number of civil servants, in my opinion, is a good ______ of their priorities. indicator indicative indicate indication Word formation Sometimes Lois can be very ______ and doesn't appear to consider the opinions of others. argumentative argument arguably unarguable Word formation If there hadn't been some sort of ______, I'm confident Scott wouldn't have hit the other boy. provoking provocative provocatively provocation Word formation It appears that you are going to receive a promotion—I'm merely letting you know this ______. officiate unofficially officialdom officious 1 out of 115
