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 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 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 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 officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received controversy the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied not good, or not as good as someone or something else not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people 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 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. 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 be the king or queen of a country to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. to officially refuse to allow something to make something stronger impose to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received 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 give or offer something for a decision to be made by others intimidate 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 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. liberate 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 help someone or something to be free to have control over a place or person master the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal 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 monarch a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as a society a king or queen reign to be the king or queen of a country to officially refuse to allow something to make something stronger to help someone or something to be free reluctant better than average or better than other people or things of the same type 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 restrict 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 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 permission or agreement a piece of paper or other material that gives you information about the object it is attached to the moral or legal right or ability to control the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied submit 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 to officially refuse to allow something to give or offer something for a decision to be made by others superior 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 considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts 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 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 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 advocate 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 to make something less painful, severe or serious bureaucracy 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 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 class something that makes people decide not to do something by making them realise that something unpleasant could happen to them the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture the people who live in an area one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job or income convict 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 to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc 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 a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison 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 a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes 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 a law or set of laws 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 the government of a country privileged the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture changes intended to make the prison system fairer or more effective the people who live in an area having advantages and opportunities that other people do not have, because you have a lot of money or high social status state the government of a country 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 a law or set of laws conquer /kɔːŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɔːŋ.kər/ /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ /kɒŋ.'kər/ enforce /ɪnˈfəʊs/ /ɪnˈfɔːs/ /enˈfɔːs/ /enˈfəʊs/ intimidate /ɪnˈtaɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ monarch /ˈmɒn.ək/ /ˈmɒn.lʌk/ /ˈməʊn.lʌk/ /ˈməʊn.ək/ restrict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ /rɪˈstraɪkt/ /reˈstrɪkt/ /reˈstraɪkt/ superior /sʊˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpe.ri.ər/ /suːˈpe.ri.ər/ vulnerable /ˈvʊl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.niər.ə.bəl/ victimise /ˈvɪk.tə.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/ undermine /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dʌˈmaɪn/ exempt /eɡˈzɪmpt/ /ɪɡˈzɪmpt/ /ɪɡˈzempt/ /eɡˈzempt/ single out to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise be elected for a political job make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place get off 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 to start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before crack down on 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 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 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 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 remove or stop using something gradually or in stages start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it back down 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 stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you blend in 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 to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise be elected for a political job pull around To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown lock up to 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 be elected for a political job to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important Hòa lẫn blend in opt up Bring about get in Thôi dần không dùng cái gì take over single out opt out phase out Đầu hàng Give on Give in Give off Give out Ngừng tham gia hit back get off opt out single out get/have your way punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself punish someone very severely 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 the powers that be completely controlled by someone else be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a situation gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation 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 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 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 used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear red tape ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear 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 pull (a few) strings punish someone very severely ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear 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 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 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 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 bury your head in the sand be allowed to have or do what you want 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 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 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 pull (a few) strings gain/get/have/take the upper hand under sb's thumb take the law into your own hands Dĩ hòa vi quý bury your head in the sand throw the book at sb he powers that be live and let live Hoàn toàn bị kiểm soát bury your head in the sand live and let live red tape under sb's thumb Thay trời hành đạo get/have your way the powers that be gain/get/have/take the upper hand take the law into your own hands 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. take the law into your own hands throw the book at sb live and let live red tape Làm những gì mình muốn take the law into your own hands get/have your way bury your head in the sand the powers that be Có quyền hạn quyết định red tape under sb's thumb gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings Quan liêu red tape bury your head in the sand live and let live take the law into your own hands red tape /rɛd tep/ /rəd tep/ /rɛd teɪp/ /rəd teɪp/ take the law into your own hands /teɪk ðə lɒ ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hʌndz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɒr əʊn hændz/ get/have your way /ɡɛt/hʌv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɒ weɪ/ pull (a few) strings /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋz/ the powers that be /ðə ˈpəʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəs ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðʌt biː/ live and let live /lɪv æn lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv end lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv ʌnd lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv ænd lɛt lɪv/ throw the book at sb /θrəʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk æt sb/ /θraʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ /θrəʊ ðʌ 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 sænd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ under sb's thumb /ˈʌndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʊndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θʊm/ /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/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. permissive permission permissiveness permissible Word formation I'm sure that all of us have experienced the feeling of being ______ when dealing with government employees. empower overpower powerless powerful Word formation Under the current administration, the number of governmental personnel is growing ______. significantly signify significance significant Word formation I concur with Jack Turner that using government funds for this purpose is a ______ waste. criminality criminal criminally criminalise Word formation Based on rules and technology, they act in an ______ way. officious office officiate official Word formation ______ are necessary in every country, but far too many of them have institutionalized and grown rigid. institutionalise institutional institution institutionalised Word formation There is a need to take action because our nation has what is ______ the largest civil service in the region. arguable argumentative argument arguably Word formation The ______ opinion is that it's time for this prime minister to step down. domineering domination predominantly predominant Word formation - Please relax! Nothing about the scenario justifies acting in such an ______ manner! aggression aggressive aggressor aggressiveness 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. duty dutiful duties dutifully Word formation Much of the content on television these days offends and is ______, in my opinion. amoral amorally immoral immorality 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. prejudiced prejudicial prejudices unprejudiced Word formation Although you may think this is ______, the council does take this issue extremely seriously. insignificance significance significant insignificant Word formation Such consensus between the opposition and the GOVERNING party is uncommon. governmental governing ungovernable government Word formation With a ______ kick, Peter launched the ball over the wall. mightly might mightily mighty Word formation Verity's ______ behavior at school earned her a medal. example exemplification exemplary exemplify Word formation You may deduct ______ donations from your taxes, did you know that? charitableness charity charitably charitable Word formation Many residents in the neighborhood have been living in ______ since the plant shuttered. hardly hardy hardship harden Word formation I'm aware of my achievement, but I had to work extremely ______ to get to this point. hardly hardy harden hard Word formation The growing number of civil servants, in my opinion, is a good ______ of their priorities. indication indicative indicate indicator Word formation Sometimes Lois can be very ______ and doesn't appear to consider the opinions of others. unarguable argument arguably argumentative Word formation If there hadn't been some sort of ______, I'm confident Scott wouldn't have hit the other boy. provocative provoking provocation provocatively 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
