Destination C1/C2 – Unit 20 – Vocabulary Test 2 Welcome to your Destination C1/C2 - Unit 20 - Vocabulary Test 2 Tên: Lớp: SĐT: authority an order, especially one given by a soldier 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 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 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 remove or take away someone or something to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted controversy not good, or not as good as someone or something else the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied 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 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 make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted to remove or take away someone or something to help someone or something to be free to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force exempt to be the king or queen of a country to make something stronger to officially refuse to allow something to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. impose 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 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 excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. 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 liberate to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received to help someone or something to be free to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force 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 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 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 leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people a king or queen the thing that is being discussed, considered, or studied reign to make something stronger to help someone or something to be free to officially refuse to allow something to be the king or queen of a country reluctant not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts 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 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 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 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 officially refuse to allow something 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 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 able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked unrest pleasant and kind disagreements or fighting between different groups of people to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc. permission or agreement vulnerable spoken or physical behaviour that is threatening or involves harm to someone or something better than average or better than other people or things of the same type able to be easily physically or mentally hurt, influenced, or attacked not good, or not as good as someone or something else advocate to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc to make something less painful, severe or serious 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 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 a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes a large organisation such as a bank, hospital, university or prison class 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 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 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 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 one of the groups into which people in a society are divided according to their family background, education, job or income a complicated and annoying system of rules and processes the art, buildings, traditions and beliefs that a society considers important to its history and culture 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 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 an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people the government of a country privileged 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 having advantages and opportunities that other people do not have, because you have a lot of money or high social status 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 /ˈkɔːŋ.kər/ /kɔːŋ.'kər/ /kɒŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ enforce /enˈfəʊs/ /ɪnˈfəʊs/ /enˈfɔːs/ /ɪnˈfɔːs/ intimidate /ɪnˈtaɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ monarch /ˈməʊn.lʌk/ /ˈmɒn.ək/ /ˈməʊn.ək/ /ˈmɒn.lʌk/ restrict /rɪˈstrɪkt/ /reˈstraɪkt/ /rɪˈstraɪkt/ /reˈstrɪkt/ superior /suːˈpe.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpe.ri.ər/ vulnerable /ˈvʌl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ victimise /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/ undermine /ˌun.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ exempt /ɪɡˈzempt/ /eɡˈzɪmpt/ /eɡˈzempt/ /ɪɡˈzɪmpt/ single out To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise be elected for a political job make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation 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 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 start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown get in to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time be elected for a political job take over 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 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 to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown back down make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation 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 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 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 be elected for a political job pull around 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 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 lock up 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 to talk to someone as if they are less intelligent than you or not important hit back to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you 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 make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation give in 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 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 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 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 phase out to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you to remove or stop using something gradually or in stages to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise stand up to to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it to 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 talk down to 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 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 Hòa lẫn blend in Bring about opt up get in Thôi dần không dùng cái gì phase out take over single out opt out Đầu hàng Give in Give on Give out Give off Ngừng tham gia get off hit back single out opt out get/have your way 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 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 gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation completely controlled by someone else be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a 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 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 punish someone very severely live and let live 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 use your influence in order to get something you want or to help someone, especially when this is unfair red tape documents, rules or processes that cause delays 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 completely controlled by someone else pull (a few) strings 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 punish someone very severely gain/get/have/take the upper hand documents, rules or processes that cause delays gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation completely controlled by someone else punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself throw the book at sb used for saying that you should accept other people's beliefs and way of life, even if they are very different from your own 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 punish someone very severely bury your head in the sand 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 be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a situation under sb's thumb completely controlled by someone else documents, rules or processes that cause delays be allowed to have or do what you want the people who control a situation Người nắm quyền pull (a few) strings gain/get/have/take the upper hand take the law into your own hands the powers that be Nhờ tay trong take the law into your own hands under sb's thumb gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings Dĩ hòa vi quý bury your head in the sand he powers that be throw the book at sb live and let live Hoàn toàn bị kiểm soát red tape under sb's thumb live and let live bury your head in the sand Thay trời hành đạo get/have your way take the law into your own hands gain/get/have/take the upper hand the powers that be Nhắm mắt làm ngơ get/have your way under sb's thumb bury your head in the sand live and let live Trừng phạt, răn dạy. throw the book at sb take the law into your own hands red tape live and let live Làm những gì mình muốn get/have your way the powers that be bury your head in the sand take the law into your own hands Có quyền hạn quyết định gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings red tape under sb's thumb Quan liêu take the law into your own hands bury your head in the sand red tape live and let live red tape /rɛd tep/ /rəd tep/ /rəd teɪp/ /rɛd teɪp/ 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 jɒr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ get/have your way /ɡɛt/hæv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɒ weɪ/ pull (a few) strings /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋs/ the powers that be /ðə ˈpaʊəs ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðʌt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpəʊəz ðæt biː/ live and let live /lɪv end lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv æn lɛt lɪv/ /lɪv ʌnd 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 sʌnd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ under sb's thumb /ˈʌndə sb's θʊm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʊndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θæm/ 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. permissible permission permissiveness permissive Word formation I'm sure that all of us have experienced the feeling of being ______ when dealing with government employees. powerless empower overpower powerful Word formation Under the current administration, the number of governmental personnel is growing ______. significance significant significantly signify Word formation I concur with Jack Turner that using government funds for this purpose is a ______ waste. criminality criminal criminalise criminally 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. institution institutional institutionalised institutionalise Word formation There is a need to take action because our nation has what is ______ the largest civil service in the region. argumentative arguable argument arguably Word formation The ______ opinion is that it's time for this prime minister to step down. predominant domineering domination predominantly Word formation - Please relax! Nothing about the scenario justifies acting in such an ______ manner! aggressiveness aggressive aggression aggressor Word formation Following the recent civil war, crime rates have skyrocketed and the nation is essentially ______. ungovernable goverment governess governmental 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. amorally amoral immoral immorality Word formation His claim that we really only need a third of them is, in my opinion, ______. persuasive dissuade persuasiveness persuasion Word formation Her comments lead me to believe that Katie harbors ______ toward Black people. prejudicial unprejudiced prejudiced prejudices Word formation Although you may think this is ______, the council does take this issue extremely seriously. insignificant insignificance significant significance 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. exemplary exemplification exemplify example Word formation You may deduct ______ donations from your taxes, did you know that? charitableness charitable charitably charity Word formation Many residents in the neighborhood have been living in ______ since the plant shuttered. hardly hardy harden hardship Word formation I'm aware of my achievement, but I had to work extremely ______ to get to this point. hardly harden hardy hard Word formation The growing number of civil servants, in my opinion, is a good ______ of their priorities. indicate indicative indication indicator Word formation Sometimes Lois can be very ______ and doesn't appear to consider the opinions of others. arguably argumentative argument unarguable Word formation If there hadn't been some sort of ______, I'm confident Scott wouldn't have hit the other boy. provocation provocative provoking provocatively Word formation It appears that you are going to receive a promotion—I'm merely letting you know this ______. officious officialdom unofficially officiate 1 out of 115
