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 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 bully 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 disagreements or fighting between different groups of people conquer to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted 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 willing to do something and therefore slow to do it the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied not good, or not as good as someone or something else dominate to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to have control over a place or person enforce 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 to remove or take away someone or something exempt to make something stronger to officially refuse to allow something to be the king or queen of a country to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. impose 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 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 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 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 liberate to have control over a place or person to help someone or something to be free 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 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 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 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 help someone or something to be free to make something stronger to officially refuse to allow something to be the king or queen of a country reluctant 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 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 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 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 subject 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 permission or agreement the moral or legal right or ability to control submit to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others 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 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 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 able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked unrest permission or agreement to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc. 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 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 not good, or not as good as someone or something else advocate to make something less painful, severe or serious 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 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 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 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 convict 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 publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things to make something less painful, severe or serious deterrent changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective 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 a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes immigration 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 a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes institution a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison 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 protest in which workers show that they disagree with a policy of their employer, for example by striking 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 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 the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture state 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 the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture conquer /kɒŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ /kɔːŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɔːŋ.kər/ enforce /enˈfəʊs/ /ɪnˈfəʊs/ /enˈfɔːs/ /ɪnˈfɔːs/ intimidate /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ monarch /ˈmɒn.lʌk/ /ˈməʊn.lʌk/ /ˈmɒn.ək/ /ˈməʊn.ək/ restrict /reˈstrɪkt/ /rɪˈstraɪkt/ /rɪˈstrɪkt/ /reˈstraɪkt/ superior /sʊˈpe.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /suːˈpe.ri.ər/ /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ vulnerable /ˈvʊl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ victimise /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.mɪz/ undermine /ˌʌn.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ exempt /eɡˈzɪmpt/ /eɡˈzempt/ /ɪɡˈzɪmpt/ /ɪɡˈzempt/ single out 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 be elected for a political job make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation get off 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 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 stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you crack down on to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized 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 stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you get in 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 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 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 to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before 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 to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown back down 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 make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation 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 be elected for a political job 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 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 start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place lock up to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages be elected for a political job hit back make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation 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 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 choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise 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 make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation 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 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 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 remove or stop using something gradually or in stages 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 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 attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you talk down to 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 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 Hòa lẫn get in blend in opt up Bring about Thôi dần không dùng cái gì single out take over phase out opt out Đầu hàng Give on Give off Give out Give in Ngừng tham gia opt out single out get off hit back get/have your way 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 punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself the powers that be be allowed to have or do what you want gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation completely controlled by someone else the people who control a situation take the law into your own hands 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 in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself punish someone very severely live and let live 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 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 red tape 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 documents, rules or processes that cause delays completely controlled by someone else pull (a few) strings ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear punish someone very severely use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair completely controlled by someone else 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 ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear 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 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 the people who control a situation ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear under sb's thumb documents, rules or processes that cause delays be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a situation completely controlled by someone else 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 under sb's thumb take the law into your own hands gain/get/have/take the upper hand Dĩ hòa vi quý he powers that be bury your head in the sand throw the book at sb live and let live Hoàn toàn bị kiểm soát red tape bury your head in the sand under sb's thumb live and let live Thay trời hành đạo take the law into your own hands get/have your way gain/get/have/take the upper hand the powers that be Nhắm mắt làm ngơ live and let live get/have your way bury your head in the sand under sb's thumb 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 bury your head in the sand get/have your way the powers that be take the law into your own hands Có quyền hạn quyết định under sb's thumb pull (a few) strings gain/get/have/take the upper hand red tape Quan liêu take the law into your own hands bury your head in the sand red tape live and let live red tape /rɛd teɪp/ /rəd teɪp/ /rəd tep/ /rɛd tep/ take the law into your own hands /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɒr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɒ ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hʌndz/ get/have your way /ɡɛt/hæv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɔː 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 ˈpəʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðʌt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəs ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðæt biː/ live and let live /lɪv ænd lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv æn lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv ʌnd lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv end lɛt lɪv/ throw the book at sb /θrəʊ ðʌ bʊk æt sb/ /θraʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk æt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ bury your head in the sand /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ under sb's thumb /ˈʌndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʊndə 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/hʌv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ðe ˈʌpə hænd/ Word formation For guidance on what is and is not ______, they rely on computers and rules. permissible permissive permissiveness permission Word formation I'm sure that all of us have experienced the feeling of being ______ when dealing with government employees. empower powerless overpower powerful Word formation Under the current administration, the number of governmental personnel is growing ______. signify significant significance significantly Word formation I concur with Jack Turner that using government funds for this purpose is a ______ waste. criminally criminal criminality criminalise Word formation Based on rules and technology, they act in an ______ way. officiate official office officious Word formation ______ are necessary in every country, but far too many of them have institutionalized and grown rigid. institutional institution institutionalise institutionalised 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. domineering predominantly predominant domination Word formation - Please relax! Nothing about the scenario justifies acting in such an ______ manner! aggressive aggressor aggressiveness aggression Word formation Following the recent civil war, crime rates have skyrocketed and the nation is essentially ______. goverment ungovernable governess governmental Word formation While some people perform their duties ______, others only follow the letter of the law. duties duty dutifully dutiful Word formation Much of the content on television these days offends and is ______, in my opinion. immorality amorally amoral immoral Word formation His claim that we really only need a third of them is, in my opinion, ______. dissuade persuasion persuasiveness persuasive Word formation Her comments lead me to believe that Katie harbors ______ toward Black people. unprejudiced prejudiced prejudicial prejudices Word formation Although you may think this is ______, the council does take this issue extremely seriously. insignificance significant insignificant significance Word formation Such consensus between the opposition and the GOVERNING party is uncommon. ungovernable government governing governmental Word formation With a ______ kick, Peter launched the ball over the wall. mighty mightily mightly 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? charitable charitableness charity charitably Word formation Many residents in the neighborhood have been living in ______ since the plant shuttered. hardly harden hardy 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. indicator indicate indication indicative 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 provocative provocation provoking Word formation It appears that you are going to receive a promotion—I'm merely letting you know this ______. officialdom unofficially officious officiate 1 out of 115
