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 permission or agreement the moral or legal right or ability to control bully a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people disagreements or fighting between different groups of 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 conquer to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to remove or take away someone or something to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted controversy a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people not 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 excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc. 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 make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted enforce to remove or take away someone or something to take control or possession of foreign land, or a group of people, by force to 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 make something stronger 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 impose 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 to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received 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 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 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 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 the person who owns, cares for, and controls an animal monarch 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 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 help someone or something to be free to be the king or queen of a country to make something stronger to officially refuse to allow something 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 better than average or better than other people or things of the same type feeling that you have the right to do or have what you want without having to work for it or deserve it, just because of who you are restrict a member of the government in Britain and many other countries who is in charge of a particular department or has an important position in it 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 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 subject 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 permission or agreement 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 order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people 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 influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts considered normal, and having or using ideas, beliefs, etc. that are accepted by most people unrest to treat someone in an intentionally unfair way, especially because of their race, sex, beliefs, etc. pleasant and kind disagreements or fighting between different groups of people permission or agreement vulnerable 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 better than average or better than other people or things of the same type advocate to officially get rid of a law, system, practice, etc to make something less painful, severe or serious 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 bureaucracy 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 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 class 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 something that makes people decide not to do something by making them realise that something unpleasant could happen to them convict 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 to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things 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 complicated and annoying system of rules and processes 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 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 the government of a country 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 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 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 state a law or set of laws 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 the government of a country conquer /kɒŋ.'kər/ /kɔːŋ.'kər/ /ˈkɔːŋ.kər/ /ˈkɒŋ.kər/ enforce /ɪnˈfɔːs/ /enˈfəʊs/ /enˈfɔːs/ /ɪnˈfəʊs/ intimidate /ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/ /ɪnˈtaɪm.ɪ.deɪt/ monarch /ˈməʊn.lʌk/ /ˈmɒn.ək/ /ˈməʊn.ək/ /ˈmɒn.lʌk/ restrict /reˈstraɪkt/ /rɪˈstrɪkt/ /reˈstrɪkt/ /rɪˈstraɪkt/ superior /suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpe.ri.ər/ /sʊˈpɪə.ri.ər/ /suːˈpe.ri.ər/ vulnerable /ˈvʊl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.niər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʌl.nər.ə.bəl/ /ˈvʊl.nər.ə.bəl/ victimise /ˈvɪk.tɪ.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.maɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tə.mɪz/ /ˈvɪk.tɪ.maɪz/ undermine /ˌʌn.dʌˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ /ˌun.dʌˈmaɪn/ exempt /eɡˈzempt/ /ɪɡˈzempt/ /ɪɡˈzɪmpt/ /eɡˈzɪmpt/ single out to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise make something happen,especially to cause changes in a situation To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place be elected for a political job 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 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 to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with crack down on stop competing or arguing and accept that you cannot win; if you give in to something, you can no longer control the feeling of wanting it stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you get in to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time be elected for a political job to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it take over 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 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 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 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 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 To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you 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 if someone or something blends in, they are similar to the other people, objects start dealing with someone or something much more strictly crackdown stop asking for something or stop saying that you will do something,because, a lot of people oppose you To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place lock up 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 to finally agree to what someone wants, after refusing for a period of time 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 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 To drag, haul, or force someone or something from place to place bring about 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 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 phase out 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 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 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 start doing a job or being responsible for something that another person did or had responsibility for before talk down to 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 to choose one person or thing from a group for special attention, especially criticism or praise Hòa lẫn get in opt up Bring about blend in Thôi dần không dùng cái gì take over phase out single out opt out Đầu hàng Give in Give out Give off Give on Ngừng tham gia hit back opt out get off single out 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 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 the people who control a situation take the law into your own hands 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 punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself 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 completely controlled by someone else ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear documents, rules or processes that cause delays 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 completely controlled by someone else 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 punish someone very severely gain/get/have/take the upper hand completely controlled by someone else punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself documents, rules or processes that cause delays gain/get/have/take control or advantage over a person or situation throw the book at sb 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 punish someone in your own way without involving the police or the courts, often by doing something illegal yourself bury your head in the sand the people who control a situation ignore a problem or an unpleasant situation and hope that it will disappear 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 under sb's thumb completely controlled by someone else be allowed to have or do what you want documents, rules or processes that cause delays the people who control a situation Người nắm quyền gain/get/have/take the upper hand pull (a few) strings take the law into your own hands the powers that be 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 throw the book at sb he powers that be bury your head in the sand live and let live Hoàn toàn bị kiểm soát live and let live red tape bury your head in the sand under sb's thumb Thay trời hành đạo the powers that be take the law into your own hands gain/get/have/take the upper hand get/have your way Nhắm mắt làm ngơ get/have your way bury your head in the sand under sb's thumb live and let live Trừng phạt, răn dạy. red tape throw the book at sb take the law into your own hands live and let live Làm những gì mình muốn take the law into your own hands bury your head in the sand get/have your way the powers that be Có quyền hạn quyết định red tape gain/get/have/take the upper hand under sb's thumb pull (a few) strings Quan liêu take the law into your own hands live and let live red tape bury your head in the sand red tape /rɛd tep/ /rəd teɪp/ /rɛd teɪp/ /rəd tep/ take the law into your own hands /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hʌndz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɒ ˈɪntuː jɔːr əʊn hændz/ /teɪk ðə lɔː ˈɪntuː jɒr əʊn hændz/ get/have your way /ɡɛt/hʌv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɒ weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hæv jɔː weɪ/ /ɡɛt/hʌv jɔː weɪ/ pull (a few) strings /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋz/ /pʊl (ə fjuː) strɪŋs/ /pʊl (ʌ fjuː) strɪŋs/ the powers that be /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəs ðæt biː/ /ðə ˈpaʊəz ðʌt biː/ /ðə ˈpəʊəz ðæt 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 æt sb/ /θrəʊ ðʌ bʊk æt sb/ /θraʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ /θrəʊ ðə bʊk ʌt sb/ bury your head in the sand /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ /ˈbɛri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sʌnd/ /ˈbjuri jɔː hɛd ɪn ðə sænd/ under sb's thumb /ˈʌndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θæm/ /ˈʊndə sb's θʌm/ /ˈʌndə sb's θʊm/ gain/get/have/take the upper hand /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hʌv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ðe ˈʌpə hænd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hʌnd/ /ɡeɪn/ɡɛt/hæv/teɪk ði ˈʌpə hænd/ Word formation For guidance on what is and is not ______, they rely on computers and rules. permission permissiveness permissive 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 ______. signify significantly significance significant Word formation I concur with Jack Turner that using government funds for this purpose is a ______ waste. criminality criminalise criminal criminally Word formation Based on rules and technology, they act in an ______ way. officiate official officious office Word formation ______ are necessary in every country, but far too many of them have institutionalized and grown rigid. institutionalised institution institutional institutionalise Word formation There is a need to take action because our nation has what is ______ the largest civil service in the region. argument arguable arguably argumentative Word formation The ______ opinion is that it's time for this prime minister to step down. predominantly domination predominant domineering Word formation - Please relax! Nothing about the scenario justifies acting in such an ______ manner! aggressiveness aggressor aggressive aggression Word formation Following the recent civil war, crime rates have skyrocketed and the nation is essentially ______. goverment governmental ungovernable governess Word formation While some people perform their duties ______, others only follow the letter of the law. dutiful duty duties dutifully Word formation Much of the content on television these days offends and is ______, in my opinion. immoral amoral amorally immorality Word formation His claim that we really only need a third of them is, in my opinion, ______. dissuade persuasion persuasive persuasiveness Word formation Her comments lead me to believe that Katie harbors ______ toward Black people. unprejudiced prejudices prejudicial prejudiced Word formation Although you may think this is ______, the council does take this issue extremely seriously. insignificant insignificance significance significant Word formation Such consensus between the opposition and the GOVERNING party is uncommon. government governing governmental ungovernable 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 exemplary example exemplify Word formation You may deduct ______ donations from your taxes, did you know that? charitably charity charitable charitableness Word formation Many residents in the neighborhood have been living in ______ since the plant shuttered. harden hardly hardship hardy Word formation I'm aware of my achievement, but I had to work extremely ______ to get to this point. hardy hardly harden hard Word formation The growing number of civil servants, in my opinion, is a good ______ of their priorities. indication indicator indicate indicative Word formation Sometimes Lois can be very ______ and doesn't appear to consider the opinions of others. arguably unarguable argumentative argument Word formation If there hadn't been some sort of ______, I'm confident Scott wouldn't have hit the other boy. provocatively provoking provocation provocative Word formation It appears that you are going to receive a promotion—I'm merely letting you know this ______. officious officialdom officiate unofficially 1 out of 115
